valenki

English

Russian valenki

Etymology

From Russian ва́ленки (válenki), singular ва́ленок (válenok).

Noun

valenki pl (normally plural, singular valenok)

  1. Traditional Russian felt boots.
    • 1999, Hanna Davidson Pankowsky, East of the Storm: Outrunning the Holocaust in Russia:
      With our feet protected from frostbite in our valenki, we were able to walk outside. The valenki came just in time, since the temperature was falling rapidly and the winter was fierce beyond normal.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Russian валенки (valenki).

Noun

valenki

  1. valenki

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