samovar
pronunciation
How to pronounce samovar in British English:
UK [ˈsæməvɑ:(r)]
How to pronounce samovar in American English:
US [ˈsæməˌvɑr]
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- Noun:
- a metal urn with a spigot at the base; used in Russia to boil water for tea
Word Origin
- samovar (n.)
- 1830, from Russian samovar, literally "self-boiler," from sam "self" (see same) + varit "to boil" (from Old Church Slavonic variti "to cook," from PIE root *wer- "to burn"); but this is perhaps folk-etymology if the word is from Tatar sanabar "tea-urn."
Example
- 1. A specialist who authenticated the antique samovar .
- 2. You don 't take a samovar to tula .
- 3. Once there worked a girl named " vodka samovar " , probably she didn 't like her first stage name ......
- 4. Then old peter took his big coat off and lifted down the samovar from the shelf .
- 5. Each carriage has a ( male ) provodnik or more usually a ( female ) provodnitsa who cleans , maintains the samovar and puts out steps at stations , so it 's as well to keep on the right side of them , but they are renowned for their taciturnity .