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- Russian · derived fromхолостяки́“bachelors”
- English todayholluschickie
From Russian холостяки́ (xolostjakí, “bachelors”), plural of холостя́к (xolostják, “bachelor”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A bachelor seal; a young male seal which is prevented from mating by its herd's older males, mated bulls defending their territory. Full definition →
From Russian холостяки́ (xolostjakí, “bachelors”), plural of холостя́к (xolostják, “bachelor”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.