botvinya

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noun

A type of Slavic kvass-based cold soup.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounbotvinya (countable and uncountable, plural botvinyas)

plural botvinyas · alternative botvinia

  1. countableuncountableA type of Slavic kvass-based cold soup.

Origin

  1. Russianботви́нья
  2. Englishbotvinya

From Russian ботви́нья (botvínʹja).

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Translations

French botvinia
  • botviniaa type of soup
Italian botvin'ja
  • botvin'jaa type of soup
Polish botwina
  • botwinaa type of soup
Russian ботви́нья, ботви́нье
  • ботви́нья (botvínʹja)a type of soup
  • ботви́нье (botvínʹje)a type of soup
Ukrainian ботви́на, ботви́нник
  • ботви́на (botvýna)a type of soup
  • ботви́нник (botvýnnyk)a type of soup
  • ботви́ння (botvýnnja)a type of soup
  • ботві́нья (botvínʹja)a type of soup
Cite this entry
APA

botvinya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botvinya

MLA

“botvinya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botvinya. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “botvinya,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botvinya.

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