хрущёвка

Russian

Etymology

Хрущёв (Xruščóv) + -ка (-ka)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xrʊˈɕːɵfkə]

Noun

хрущёвка • (xruščóvka) f inan (genitive хрущёвки, nominative plural хрущёвки, genitive plural хрущёвок)

  1. (colloquial) Khrushchyovka (an unofficial name of a type of low-cost, concrete-paneled or brick three- to five-storied apartment building which was developed in the USSR during the early 1960s, during the time of its namesake Nikita Khrushchev)
  2. apartment in such a building

Declension

Synonyms

  • хрущо́ба (xruščóba) (pejorative)
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