kalach

Meaning

Noun

• Traditional East Slavic bread shaped like a padlock or various kinds of wheels. Other Slavic nations have similar but not identical types of pastry, e.g. Czech or Slovak koláč/koláč, Polish kołacz, Bulgarian колач, Serbo-Croatian колач/kolač, etc.

Origin

• From Russian or Ukrainian кала́ч, also spelled кола́ч.