samovar
[ sam-uh-vahr, sam-uh-vahr ]
/ ˈsæm əˌvɑr, ˌsæm əˈvɑr /
noun
a metal urn, used especially by Russians for heating water for making tea.
Origin of samovar
1820–30; < Russian
samovár, equivalent to
samo- self (see
same) +
-var, noun derivative of
varítʾ to cook, boil
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British Dictionary definitions for samovar
samovar
/ (ˈsæməˌvɑː, ˌsæməˈvɑː) /
noun
(esp in Russia) a metal urn for making tea, in which the water is heated esp formerly by charcoal held in an inner container or nowadays more usually by electricity
Word Origin for samovar
C19: from Russian, from
samo- self (related to
same) +
varit' to boil