kolyva

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A form of koliva — A dish made of sweetened boiled wheat, optionally mixed with nuts and spices, and used in Eastern Orthodox rituals to commemorate the dead or at slava.

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Meanings

nounkolyva (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of koliva.
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