Khleb
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 (A type of) Russian bread. rare, uncountable
"They [peasants] ate it [grain] in the form of khleb (baked bread) and kasha (a stiff porridge), and drank it in the form of kvas (a slightly fermented beverage made in the home from baked bread—the beer of the ancient Babylonians and Egyptians) and vodka."
Example
More examples"They [peasants] ate it [grain] in the form of khleb (baked bread) and kasha (a stiff porridge), and drank it in the form of kvas (a slightly fermented beverage made in the home from baked bread—the beer of the ancient Babylonians and Egyptians) and vodka."
Etymology
From Russian хле́б (xléb). Doublet of chleb and loaf.
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