дуля
Russian
Etymology
From earlier гду́ля (gdúlja) and гду́ня (gdúnja), from Proto-Slavic *kъduňa, from Latin cydōnia, from Ancient Greek Κυδωνία (Kudōnía, “quince-tree”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ду́ля • (dúlja) f inan (genitive ду́ли, nominative plural ду́ли, genitive plural дуль)
- (dialectal) small pear
- fig sign (a rude gesture in which the hand makes a fist and the thumb is stuck between the index and middle fingers); indicates "nothing for you", "nuts to you"
Usage notes
Not the same vulgar meaning that this gesture has in Western European countries such as Germany.
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