kazan
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kazan¹
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Russian каза́н (kazán), from a Turkic language. Cognate with Azerbaijani qazan, Kazakh қазан (qazan), Turkish kazan, Uzbek qozon.
noun kazans
- a cauldron or cooking pot used in Central Asian cuisine A proper kazan also has to be well greased by constant use — it should never be washed with water, or, God forbid, actually scrubbed and scoured. The Uzbeks just wipe it carefully with an oiled cloth; and they will insist and I will second this — that the older the kazan, the better the pilaf.
Kazan²
- /kəˈzæn/
- /kəˈzɑːn/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Russian Каза́нь (Kazánʹ).
proper noun
- The capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.
- A former governate in Russia, existing from 1708 to 1920. Capital: Kazan.
- the Khanate of Kazan, a Tatar Turkic state that occupied the territory of former Volga Bulgaria between 1438 and 1552.
Kazan³
Where it comes from
Various origins:
* Borrowed from Hebrew חַזָּן (khazán, “Jewish cantor”), an occupational surname.
* Borrowed from Turkish Kazan, a metonymic occupational surname from kazan (“kettle, boiler, cauldron”).
* Borrowed from Greek Καζάν (Kazán), a metonymic occupational surname that derives from the same Turkish word.
proper noun Kazans
- A surname.
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noun cauldron or cooking pot
| Русский | каза́н kazán |
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Talk about this word "kazan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kazan. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. kazan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kazan "kazan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kazan.Cite this
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title = {kazan},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kazan},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
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