galyak

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/ˈɡæl.jæk//ɡælˈjæk//ɡæl.jæk/

noun

A flat, glossy kind of fur obtained from a newborn or stillborn lamb or kid (goat).

OriginRussian голя́к →
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Meanings

noungalyak (usually uncountable, plural galyaks)

plural galyaks · alternative galyac · alternative golyak

  1. uncountableusuallyA flat, glossy kind of fur obtained from a newborn or stillborn lamb or kid (goat).
  2. countablerareusuallyAn individual skin (fur) of this kind.

Origin

  1. Russianголя́к
  2. Englishgalyak

From dialectal Russian голя́к (golják), from го́лый (gólyj, “naked”).

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APA

galyak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galyak

MLA

“galyak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galyak. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “galyak,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galyak.

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