kolkhoz

[ kol-kawz; Russian kuhl-khaws ]

noun

1. (in the U.S.S.R.) a collective farm.

kolkhoz

/ kalˈxɔs; kɒlˈkɔːz; kɒlˈhɔːz /

noun

1. a Russian collective farm

Word History and Origins

Origin of kolkhoz¹

1920–25; < Russian kolkhóz, for kol ( lektívnoe ) collective + khoz ( yáĭstvo ) household, farm, economy

Word History and Origins

Origin of kolkhoz¹

C20: from Russian, short for kollektivnoe khozyaistvo collective farm

Related Words

• kibbutz