babushka in Russian
babushka in Russian is ба́бушка, стару́ха, стару́шка — babushka means a Russian grandmother, or an elderly Russian woman.
babushka in Russian
ба́бушка
Pronounced: babushka
An Eastern European old woman. [from 1830s]
стару́ха
Pronounced: starukha
An Eastern European old woman. [from 1830s]
стару́шка
Pronounced: starushka
An Eastern European old woman. [from 1830s]
косы́нка
Pronounced: kosynka
(originally, North American) A traditional floral headscarf worn by an Eastern European woman, tied under the chin. [from 1930s]
плато́к
Pronounced: platok
(originally, North American) A traditional floral headscarf worn by an Eastern European woman, tied under the chin. [from 1930s]
шаль
Pronounced: shal
(originally, North American) A traditional floral headscarf worn by an Eastern European woman, tied under the chin. [from 1930s]
What does "babushka" mean?
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noun A Russian grandmother, or an elderly Russian woman.
"The babushkas sat on the bench outside the block all afternoon."
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noun A headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chin.
"She pulled a babushka over her hair before stepping into the wind."
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babushka in a sentence
- The babushkas sat on the bench outside the block all afternoon.
- His babushka taught him to make pelmeni.
- She pulled a babushka over her hair before stepping into the wind.
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What is "babushka" in Russian?
"babushka" in Russian is ба́бушка, стару́ха, стару́шка. babushka means: A Russian grandmother, or an elderly Russian woman.
How do you pronounce ба́бушка?
"babushka" in Russian is ба́бушка, pronounced "babushka".
How do you use "babushka" in a sentence?
Example: "The babushkas sat on the bench outside the block all afternoon." In Russian, "babushka" is ба́бушка, стару́ха, стару́шка.
Are there other ways to say "babushka" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 6 translations listed for "babushka": ба́бушка, стару́ха, стару́шка, косы́нка, плато́к, шаль.
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