Etymology

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Today it means: cheers (a toast) Full definition →

Russian на здоро́вье
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromна здоро́вье
  2. English todaynostrovia

Borrowed from Russian на здоро́вье (na zdoróvʹje), commonly misunderstood by English speakers to mean "cheers".

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.