Etymology

klyukva

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Today it means: Ignorant stereotypes and tall tales in Western depictions of Russia and Russians. Full definition →

Russian клю́ква
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  1. Russian · derived fromразве́систая клю́ква“ignorant stereotypes and tall tales”
  2. Russian · borrowed fromклю́ква
  3. English todayklyukva

Borrowed from Russian клю́ква (kljúkva, literally “cranberry”), here used as an ellipsis of Russian разве́систая клю́ква (razvésistaja kljúkva, “ignorant stereotypes and tall tales”, an idiomatic expression, literally “highbrush cranberry”).

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