tutovka

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noun

A distilled alcoholic liquor made from fermented mulberries, traditional in the South Caucasus, especially among the Armenians of Karabakh.

OriginRussian туто́вка →
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Meanings

nountutovka (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA distilled alcoholic liquor made from fermented mulberries, traditional in the South Caucasus, especially among the Armenians of Karabakh.

    Midway through the meal, my neighbor rose to his feet and proposed a toast in tutovka, the local stinging but sweet mulberry vodka.

    2003, Thomas de Waal, Black Garden: Armenia and Azerbaijan through Peace and War, page 188

Origin

  1. Russianтуто́вка
  2. Englishtutovka

From Russian туто́вка (tutóvka), from ту́та (túta, “mulberry”).

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Translations

Polish morwówka
  • morwówkadistilled alcoholic liquor from mulberries
Russian туто́вка
  • туто́вка (tutóvka)distilled alcoholic liquor from mulberries
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APA

tutovka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tutovka

MLA

“tutovka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tutovka. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tutovka,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tutovka.

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