koliva
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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Koljivo_from_wheat.jpg/220px-Koljivo_from_wheat.jpg)
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek κόλλυβα (kólluba, “small cakes”), from κόλλυβος (kóllubos, “small coin”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]koliva (uncountable)
- A dish made of sweetened boiled wheat, optionally mixed with nuts and spices, and used in Eastern Orthodox rituals to commemorate the dead or at slava.
Translations
[edit]dish of sweetened boiled wheat
Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from a Hellenic language.
Noun
[edit]koliva