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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 womenplay

  Familiarity information: BABUSHKA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BABUSHKA (noun)


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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