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BABUSHKA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does babushka mean?
• BABUSHKA (noun)
The noun BABUSHKA has 1 sense:
1. a woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chin; worn by Russian peasant women
Familiarity information: BABUSHKA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chin; worn by Russian peasant women
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("babushka" is a kind of...):
headscarf (a kerchief worn over the head and tied under the chin)
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