samovar

Meaning

Noun

• 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.

Origin

• From Russian самова́р ("self-boiler"); from само́ + вари́ть