vinok
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vinok
- /vɪˈnɒk/ UK
- /vɪˈnɑk/ US
Rhymes with -ɒk
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ukrainian віно́к (vinók), from Old East Slavic вѣнъкъ (věnŭkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *věnъkъ, from *věnъ (“wreath”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y- (“to plait, twist, weave, wind”)) + *-ъkъ (diminutive suffix).
noun vinoks
- A traditional Ukrainian wreath chiefly decorated with flowers and other plant parts, which is worn by women and girls as a headdress. [T]he unmarried young woman's headdress, the vinok (wreath or garland) of natural or artificial flowers, […] was worn by maidens (divky, divchata), i.e., virgins, eligible for marriage. In pre-Christian times, it was believed that a vinok protected girls from the "nechysta syla" (the unclean, i.e.,
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Talk about this word "vinok." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vinok. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. vinok. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vinok "vinok." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vinok.Cite this
@misc{vinok_2026,
title = {vinok},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vinok},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
