Dictionary

kosovorotka en · NOUN

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian косоворо́тка (kosovorótka).

Meanings

1. A traditional Russian skewed-collared shirt.
   • И еще сказать, каковы эти «молодые господа»: они неучи, бездельники, нищие, все еще думающие, что они голубая кровь, единственное высшее, благородное сословие. Дворянские картузы, косоворотки, шаровары, сапоги… 2020, Ivan A[lekseyevich] Bunin, translated by Vladimir Djambov, “Daniil Harms”, in Arsenyev’s Life, →ISBN, book V, chapter XIV, page 271:
   • Women wore satin kosovorotki, mostly dark tones, skirts made of cashmere, satin or moleskin, sheep fur coats, cloth coats. 2022 April 29, V[alentina] V[olodymyrivna] Olianych, L[arysa] V[olodymyrivna] Olianych, “Everyday life of peasant family in NEP era in Kharkiv region”, in Cuiavian University in Włocławek, National University Odesa Law Academy, Challenges and Prospects of Implementing Political, Historical, Philosophical, and Sociological Research Amidst Digitalization, Riga: Baltija Publishing, →DOI, archived from the original on 04 Jun 2024, page 51:
   • [Igor Sergeevich] Baryshev states that in Brazil Old Believers: “manage to preserve Russian culture and traditions. Their women wear old Russian outfits; men wear kosovorotki, and all as one wear beards. On holidays they sing old Russian songs, and their children study Russian along with Portuguese.” («умудряются сохранять русскую культуру и традиции. Их женщины ходят в старинных русских нарядах; мужчины – в косоворотках, и все как один носят бороды. По праздникам они поют старинные русские песни, а их дети наравне с португальским изучают русский язык» (Барышев, 2011, c. 78). It should be mentioned that “kosovorotka” is a traditional Russian peasant shirt worn for everyday and festive occasions. 2024, Elena Anatolievna Bulakh, “An overview of the Russian diaspora in the United States, Canada, Japan, Brazil, and Argentina”, in Russian Migrants in Portugal (1991 – 2017): Networks, Transnationalism, Identifications^(https://web.archive.org/web/20250517123009/https://repositorio.ulisboa.pt/bitstream/10451/64737/1/Russian%20Migrants%20in%20Portugal%20-%20Word%20(FINAL).pdf), Lisbon: University of Lisbon, archived from the original on 17 May 2025, part I (The phenomenon of diaspora in academic discourse), chapter 2 (Global Russian Diaspora in the world), pages 46–47:
   • Men also wore kosovorotki, which are long sleeved shirts that reach down to the mid-thigh and only have buttons at the collar. 2018 March, Liubov Ben-Nun, “Russian Clothes”, in The Roots of Clothing: From Ancient Times to the Present, Israel: B.N. Publication House, page 34:
   • Men’s kosovorotki and fur coats were belted with narrow and wide belts. 2021 July 30, Tatiana M[ikhailovna] Nosan, “Local traditions of the Northern folk costume design of the Olonets Province from the late 19th to the mid-20th century”, in Klironomy […], number 1, Ostrava: European Institute for Innovation Development, →DOI, →ISBN, →ISSN, →OCLC, part 1 (Heritage), page 64:

Forms

Coordinates

sarafan

Synonyms

tolstovka · Tolstoy shirt · rubashka

Translations (8)

vec cosovorotca (traditional Russian skewed-collared shirt) · pl rubaszka (traditional Russian skewed-collared shirt) · ko 루바슈카 (traditional Russian skewed-collared shirt) · ru толсто́вка (traditional Russian skewed-collared shirt) · de Kossoworotka (traditional Russian skewed-collared shirt) · ru косоворо́тка (traditional Russian skewed-collared shirt) · uk косоворо́тка (traditional Russian skewed-collared shirt) · ja ルバシカ (traditional Russian skewed-collared shirt)