koliva

== English == === Alternative forms === kolliva, kollyba, kollyva, kolyva === Etymology === From Ancient Greek κόλλυβα (kólluba, “small cakes”), from κόλλυβος (kóllubos, “small coin”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɒlɪvə/, /ˈkəʊlɪvə/ === Noun === koliva (uncountable) A dish made of sweetened boiled wheat, optionally mixed with nuts and spices, and used in Eastern Orthodox rituals to commemorate the dead or at slava. ==== Translations ==== == Turkish == === Etymology === Borrowed from a Hellenic language. === Noun === koliva (dialect) (Rize) boiled maize (dialect) (Rize) boiled cereal in water