valenki
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Russian ва́ленки (válenki), singular ва́ленок (válenok)
Noun
- Traditional Russian felt boots.
- 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.
- Hanna Davidson Pankowsky, East of the Storm: Outrunning the Holocaust in Russia
Translations
winter felt boots
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