holubky

English

Etymology

From Czech holubky and Slovak holubky. Doublet of golabki.

Noun

holubky pl (plural only)

  1. Czech or Slovak cabbage rolls.
    • 2002, Paul Lisicky, Famous Builder, Saint Paul, Minn.: Graywolf Press, →ISBN, page 11:
      All of it seems impossibly old, musty, dense with the smells of upholstery and cooking: holubky; apple butter; tuna, onions, and vinegar.
    • 2008, Thomas J. Lipovsky, The Slovakian: Jon and Stasha an Ocean Apart, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 140:
      “Men,” Jon shouted, “today Maria will be serving holubky. […]”
    • 2017, Theresa Kishkan, Euclid’s Orchard & Other Essays, Salt Spring Island, B.C.: Mother Tongue Publishing Limited, →ISBN, page 71:
      We had oil lamps and tallow candles Anna made from beef fat she begged from the butcher in exchange for holubky or a bowl of pierogi stuffed with sweet plums, a little bowl of smetana alongside.
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