Meanings
nounchastushka (plural chastushkas or chastushki or chastushky)
plural chastushkas · plural chastushki · plural chastushky
- A type of traditional Russian satirical or ironic folk poetry in quatrains.
Origin
- Russianчасту́шка
- Englishchastushka
From Russian часту́шка (častúška).
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Chinese Mandarin 恰斯圖什卡 /恰斯图什卡
- 恰斯圖什卡 /恰斯图什卡 (qiàsītúshíkǎ)Russian or Ukrainian folk poem
Czech častuška
- častuškaRussian or Ukrainian folk poem
French tchastouchka
- tchastouchkaRussian or Ukrainian folk poem
German Tschastuschka
- TschastuschkaRussian or Ukrainian folk poem
Hungarian csasztuska
- csasztuskaRussian or Ukrainian folk poem
Japanese チャストゥーシカ
- チャストゥーシカ (chasutūshika)Russian or Ukrainian folk poem
Polish czastuszka
- czastuszkaRussian or Ukrainian folk poem
Russian часту́шка
- часту́шка (častúška)Russian or Ukrainian folk poem
Slovak častuška
- častuškaRussian or Ukrainian folk poem
Spanish chastushka
- chastushkaRussian or Ukrainian folk poem
Ukrainian часті́вка, дрібу́шка
- часті́вка (častívka)Russian or Ukrainian folk poem
- дрібу́шка (dribúška)Russian or Ukrainian folk poem
Vietnamese tsa-xtu-sca
- tsa-xtu-scaRussian or Ukrainian folk poem
Cite this entry
APA
chastushka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chastushka
MLA
“chastushka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chastushka. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chastushka,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chastushka.
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