palochka

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noun

A Cyrillic letter used in writing several Caucasian languages.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounpalochka (plural palochkas)

plural palochkas

  1. A Cyrillic letter used in writing several Caucasian languages.

Origin

  1. Russianпа́лочка“little stick”
  2. Englishpalochka

From Russian па́лочка (páločka, “little stick”), diminutive of па́лка (pálka, “stick”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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