khokhol

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khokhol^¹

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From Russian хохо́л (xoxól, “Ukrainian (pej.)”), originally meaning “oseledets”, a traditional Ukrainian hairstyle, from Old East Slavic хохолъ (xoxolŭ), from Proto-Slavic *xoxolъ, from *koxolъ.

noun khokhols · khokhly · khakhly · cockhole · hohol · khakhol

derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur, in a Russian context A Ukrainian. These Khokhols (the familiar term used, rather slightingly by the Great Russians for the Ukrainians) were drawn up in serried ranks in a public square.
derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur, specifically, in a Russian context A Ukrainian nationalist.

Khokhol^²

noun Khokhols

Alternative letter-case form of khokhol

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noun ethnic slur towards Ukrainians

中文	二毛 èrmáo, 二毛子 èrmáozi
Română	hahol
Русский	хохол xoxol

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@misc{khokhol_2026,
  title = {khokhol},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/khokhol},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}