samovar

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Definition of samovar in English English dictionary

a metal urn with a spigot, for boiling water for making tea. Traditionally, the water is heated by hot coals or charcoal in a chimney-like tube which runs through the center of the urn. Today, it is more likely that the water is heated by an electric coil. It is a common misconception that tea is boiled in the samovar. This is not the case. The samovar merely boils the water, which is drawn off via the spigot into a separate teapot in which the tea is allowed to steep

Come on now with the samovar - and make haste sorting the letter-bag.

[Russian] metal tea urn heated from an inner tube, in which charcoal is burnt

Water-boiling, steaming and portioning device described in detail in section samovar}{}

It is filled with water, which is heated by charcoal placed in a pipe, with chimney attached, which passes through the urn

> An urn with a spigot at its base used especially in Russia to boil water for tea

A samovar is a large decorated container for heating water, traditionally used in Russia for making tea. a large metal container used in Russia to boil water for making tea (samo- + varit' )

a metal urn with a spigot at the base; used in Russia to boil water for tea

A metal urn used in Russia for making tea

{i} metal urn for boiling water for tea (common in Russia)

Related Terms

samovars

plural of samovar

Hyphenation

sa·mo·var

Etymology

[ 'sa-m&-"vär ] (noun.) 1830. From Russian самовар (“self-boiler”); from само (“self”) + варить (“"to boil" or "to cook"”)