samovar

samovar
noun Etymology: Russian, from samo- self + varit' to boil Date: 1830 1. an urn with a spigot at its base used especially in Russia to boil water for tea 2. an urn similar to a Russian samovar with a device for heating the contents

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  • samovar — [ samɔvar ] n. m. • 1843; samowars 1829; mot russe « qui bout par soi même », de sam « soi même » et varit « bouillir » ♦ Bouilloire russe, sorte de petite chaudière portative en cuivre, qui fournit de l eau bouillante pour la confection du thé… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Samovar — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Samovar El samovar (en ruso: самовар) es un recipiente metálico en forma de cafetera alta, dotado de una chimenea interior con infiernillo, y sirve para hacer té. Funcionamiento La chimenea interior s …   Wikipedia Español

  • samovar — SAMOVÁR, samovare, s.n. Vas de metal folosit la fiertul apei pentru ceai. – Din rus. samovar. Trimis de RACAI, 07.12.2003. Sursa: DEX 98  samovár s. n., pl. samováre Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  SAMOVÁR samovare n …   Dicționar Român

  • Samovar — Sa mo*var, n. [Russ. samovar .] A metal urn used in Russia for making tea. It is filled with water, which is heated by charcoal placed in a pipe, with chimney attached, which passes through the urn. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • samovar — (n.) 1830, from Rus. samovar, lit. self boiler, from sam self + varit to boil, from O.Slav. variti to cook; but this is perhaps folk etymology if the word is from Tatar sanabar tea urn …   Etymology dictionary

  • samovar — |ò| s. m. 1. Pequena caldeira, geralmente destinada a fazer chá, com um tubo central onde se colocam brasas. 2.  [Brasil] Bule metálico.   ‣ Etimologia: francês samovar, do russo …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • samovar — sȁmovār m DEFINICIJA bakrena ili mjedena i sl. posuda karakterističnog oblika u kojoj se grije voda za pripravljanje čaja (u zemljama bivšeg SSSR a, Mongoliji, Egiptu, Turskoj, Iranu) ETIMOLOGIJA rus. samovár …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • samovar — sustantivo masculino 1. Utensilio formado por un recipiente de cobre con un infiernillo interior utilizado en Rusia para preparar el té: El samovar es un objeto típico de toda la novelística rusa …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • samovar — (Del ruso samovar ). m. Recipiente de origen ruso, provisto de un tubo interior donde se ponen carbones, que se usa para calentar el agua del té …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • samovar — ► NOUN ▪ a highly decorated Russian tea urn. ORIGIN Russian, self boiler …   English terms dictionary

  • samovar — [sam′ə vär΄, säm΄ə vär′] n. [Russ, lit., self boiler < samo , self (see SAMIZDAT) + varit , to boil, akin to Lith vìrti, to boil < IE * (a)wer < base * awe , to moisten, flow > WATER] a metal urn with a spigot and an internal tube for …   English World dictionary

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