slava
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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/ˈslɑːvə/
Definition of slava
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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The custom of honoring a family patron saint, celebrated chiefly by the Serbs, but also by some Macedonians, Montenegrins, Bulgarians and Gorani.
“1942: I was also enchanted at the opportunity of seeing a Slava (the word means ‘Holy’), which is the distinctive social custom of the Serbs. — Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006, p. 753)”
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noun
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The custom of honoring a family patron saint, celebrated chiefly by the Serbs, but also by some Macedonians, Montenegrins, Bulgarians and Gorani.
“1942: I was also enchanted at the opportunity of seeing a Slava (the word means ‘Holy’), which is the distinctive social custom of the Serbs. — Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006, p. 753)”
name
- A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian male given name diminutive Сла́ва (Sláva)
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From South Slavic slava / слава (slava), literally "fame, honour". The word is also used in some Slavic languages to wish blessings to another person.
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