харч
Russian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic харчь (xarčĭ), from Arabic خَرْج (ḵarj, “expenditure, outlay, expense, costs”), via a Turkic language: compare Turkish harç, Azerbaijani xərc.
Pronunciation
Noun
харч • (xarč) m inan (genitive ха́рча, nominative plural харчи́, genitive plural харче́й)
- (colloquial, usually in the plural) grub, food
- перебира́ть харча́ми ― perebirátʹ xarčámi ― to be overly picky (also figuratively)
- мета́ть харч ― metátʹ xarč ― to vomit
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References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “харчи”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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- ru:Food and drink