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- alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of kutia.
Lesia put a bowl of kutya, its boiled wheat grains mixed with honey and ground poppy seed, in the center of the table. Papa dipped a wooden spoon into the kutya and tossed it into the air.
1954 December, Olive Knox, “The Evening Star”, in H[arold] S[tanley] Fry, editor, The Country Guide, Winnipeg, Man.: The Public Press Limited, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 33, column 12 more examples
The next day, Christmas Day, Elise tried to have as little to do with Nikholai as possible. The day was celebrated with the traditional feast that ended with a pot of kutya, rice boiled with raisins and nuts.
1989 October, Linda Madl, “Your Army and Mine”, in Sweet Ransom, New York, N.Y.: Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 232The kutya is eaten from a common dish to symbolize unity. Some families used to throw a spoonful of kutya up to the ceiling. According to tradition, if the kutya stuck, there would be a plentiful honey harvest.
2009, Alisa White Karwowski, “The ‘Holy Supper’”, in A Guide to Russian Adoption: Professional Counseling and Personal Insights, Westport, Conn.: Praeger, →ISBN, chapter 8 (Personal Challenges and Joys: John Sergei and Charlie Vitalij), page 150
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kutya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kutya
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