noun
kazan
noun
1
A large cauldron or cooking pot traditionally used in Central Asian cooking.
"The plov was cooked slowly in a huge kazan over an open fire."
name
1
The capital city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia.
"Kazan hosted several matches during the 2018 World Cup."
How to Use Kazan
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither the traditional Central Asian cooking pot, or the Russian city named after it.
Word Forms
kazans plural, Kazans plural
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Etymology
From Russian казан (kazán), itself from a Turkic word for cooking pot; the city takes its name from the same root.