sovkhoz

[ sov-kawz ]

noun

, plural sov·kho·zy [sov, -kaw-zee], sov·khoz, sov·khoz·es.

1. (in the former U.S.S.R) a state-owned wage-paying farm.

sovkhoz

/ sɒfˈkɒz; safˈxɔs /

noun

1. (in the former Soviet Union) a large mechanized farm owned by the state

Word History and Origins

Origin of sovkhoz¹

First recorded in 1920–25; from Russian; blend of sovetskoe khozyaistvo “soviet farm”

Word History and Origins

Origin of sovkhoz¹

C20: Russian, from sovetskoe khozyaistvo soviet economy