харч

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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 (xarčm inan (genitive ха́рча, nominative plural харчи́, genitive plural харче́й)

  1. (colloquial, usually in the plural) grub, food
    перебира́ть харча́миperebirátʹ xarčámito be overly picky (also figuratively)
    мета́ть харчmetátʹ xarčto vomit

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Synonyms

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “харчи”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress