оплеуха

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐplʲɪˈuxə]

Noun

оплеу́ха • (opleúxaf inan (genitive оплеу́хи, nominative plural оплеу́хи, genitive plural оплеу́х)

  1. (colloquial) slap in the face, box on the ear
    Synonyms: пощёчина (poščóčina), затре́щина (zatréščina)

Declension

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “оплеуха”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

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