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'''English words of Ukrainian origin''' are words in the [[English language]] that have been [[Loanword|borrowed]] or derived from the [[Ukrainian language]].
Some of them may have entered English via [[Russian language|Russian]], [[Polish language|Polish]], or [[Yiddish]], among others. They may have originated in another languages, but are used to describe notions related to [[Ukraine]].{{citation needed|date=March 2016}}  Some are [[regionalism (linguistics)|regionalism]]s, used in English-speaking places with a significant [[Ukrainian diaspora]] population, especially [[Canada]], but all of these have entered the general English vocabulary.

Some words such as ''[[knyaz]]'' are traced back to the times of [[Kievan Rus]], and hence claimed both by Russians and Ukrainians, both claiming the Kievan Rus heritage.

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{{term|babka|[[Easter bread|babka]]}}
{{defn|Type of sweet Easter bread ({{langx|uk|[[wikt:бабка#Etymology 3|ба́бка]]|[[wikt:babka#Polish|babka]]}}, related to French ''[[baba au rhum]]'', Yiddish [[wikt:באַבקע|באַבקע]]).}}

{{term|bandura|[[bandura]] }}
{{defn|Type of plucked string folk instrument (Ukrainian: [[wikt:бандура#Ukrainian|банду́ра]]).}}

{{term|chumak|[[chumak]]}}
{{defn|Historical and traditional wagon-based trading occupation (Ukrainian: чума́к).}}

;[[didukh]]
:(''historical'', {{langx|uk|[[wikt: дідух|дідух]]|[[wikt:didukh|didukh]]}}), a Ukrainian Christmas sheaf of wheat used in rituals around Christmas and Epiphany traditionally believed to contain ancestor spirits

;[[wikt:gotch|gotch]] (gotchies, gitch) 
{{defn|[[Underwear]], ''Canadian English regionalism''.  Also ''gaunch, gaunchies'' in Alberta.}}

{{term|hetman|[[hetman]]}}
{{defn|Rank of Cossack military-political leaders [Ukrainian: ге́тьман].}}

{{term|holubtsi|[[holubtsi]]}}
{{defn|Cabbage rolls, ''Canadian English'' [Ukrainian: голубці́, plural from голубе́ць ''holubets''].}}

{{term|hopak|[[hopak]]}}
{{defn|Lively traditional dance [Ukrainian: гопа́к].}}

{{term|horilka|[[horilka]]}}
{{defn|Type of Ukrainian alcoholic beverage [Ukrainian: горілка].}}

;[[kovbasa]] (kubasa) 
{{defn|Garlic sausage, ''Canadian English''. Also ''kubie, kubie burger'' [Ukrainian ковбаса́].}}

{{term|oseledets|[[oseledets]]}}
{{defn|Style of haircut associated with Ukrainian cossacks, topknot.}}

{{term|paska|[[paska (bread)|paska]]}}
{{defn|Type of decorated Easter bread, a rich dessert with curd cheese and dried fruit. Also ''paskha'' or ''pashka'' [Ukrainian: па́ска].}}

{{term|pysanka|[[pysanka]]}}
{{defn|Decorated Easter egg [Ukrainian: пи́санка].}}

;[[rushnyk]] (rushnik)
:({{langx|uk|[[wikt:рушник#Ukrainian|рушник]]|[[wikt:rushnyk|rushnyk]]}}), a cloth/towel embroidered with symbols and cryptograms of the ancient world, used in Eastern Slavic ceremonies.

;[[serdyuk]]
:(''historical'', {{langx|uk|[[wikt:сердюк|сердюк]]|[[wikt:serdyuk|serdyuk]]}}), a Cossack soldier who serves as a mercenary for the hetman under the [[Zaporizhian Sich]].

'''''[[wikt:tryzub|Tryzub]]''''' ({{langx|uk|[[wikt:тризуб|тризу́б]]||[[trident]]}}, {{defn|{{IPA|uk|trɪˈzub|pron}}), a trident emblem representing Ukraine, particularly, on the [[Tryzub (organization)#Name and symbols|coat of arms]].}}

{{term|varenyky|[[varenyky]]}}
{{defn|Boiled dumplings with a variety of fillings, such as potatoes, cherries, strawberries, meat, etc. [Ukrainian: варе́ники ''varenyky'', plural from варе́ник ''varenyk''].}}

{{term|vyshyvanka|[[vyshyvanka]]}}
{{defn|Traditional embroidered shirt [Ukrainian: вишива́нка].}}

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== English words from Ukrainian ==

{{More citations needed section|date=October 2012}} 

=== Cuisine ===

'''[[Borscht]]''' (Ukrainian: and {{langx|ru|[[wikt:борщ#Ukrainian|борщ]]|borshch}}), beet soup, also used in the expression "cheap like borscht".

'''[[Kasha]]''' (Ukrainian, [[Russian language|Russian]] and [[Belarusian language|Belarusian]]:  [[wikt:каша#Ukrainian|кáша]]), a porridge, [[gruel]], oatmeal.

'''[[Paska (dish)|Paska]]''' (Ukrainian: па́ска, "Easter" = ''"Paskha"''). A rich Ukrainian dessert made with soft cheese, dried fruit, nuts, and spices, traditionally eaten at [[Easter]].

=== Ethnic ===

'''[[Boyko]]''' or '''Boiko''' (Ukrainian: бо́йко), {{defn|a distinctive group of Ukrainian highlanders or mountain-dwellers of the [[Carpathian Mountains|Carpathian]] highlands.}} 

'''[[Cossack]]''' ({{langx|uk|[[wikt:козак#Ukrainian|коза́к]]|kozak}}) {{defn|Ethnic group}}

'''[[Hutsuls|Hutsul]]''' (Ukrainian: гуцу́л), {{defn|an ethno-cultural group who for centuries have inhabited the [[Carpathian Mountains]].}}

'''[[Katsap]]''' (''slang, derogatory, ethnic slur''; {{defn|{{langx|uk|[[wikt:кацап#Ukrainian|кацап]]|[[wikt: katsap|'''katsap''']]}}); a Russian, especially from a Ukrainian perspective.}}

'''[[Lemkos|Lemko]]''' (Ukrainian: ле́мко), {{defn|a distinctive group of Ukrainian highlanders or mountain-dwellers of the [[Carpathian Mountains|Carpathian]] highlands.}}

'''[[Rusyns|Rusyn]]''' (Ukrainian: руси́н), {{defn|an ethnic group of [[Ukrainians]]. Old self-name of the Ukrainians.}}

=== Politics ===

'''[[Banderite]]''' (Ukrainian: банде́рівець), a member of the [[Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists]] or of the [[Ukrainian Insurgent Army]].

'''[[Boyar]]''' (Ukrainian: singular боя́рин ''boiaryn'', plural боя́ри ''boiary''), a member of the highest rank of the feudal [[Russia]]n, [[Bulgaria]]n, [[Romania]]n,  and [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] aristocracy, second only to the ruling princes, from the 10th century through the 17th century.  Many headed the civil and military administrations in their country.

;[[Euromaidan]]
:({{langx|uk|Євромайдан|[[wikt:Euromaidan|Euromaidan]]|Europe Square|link=no}}); series of antigovernment protests in Ukraine that started in Kyiv's ''[[Maidan]] Nezalezhnosti'' in November 2013.

'''[[Sich]]''' ({{langx|uk|[[wikt:січ|січ]]|[[wikt:sich#English|sich]]}}, ''historical'') a Ukrainian cossack autonomous territory or administration. Usually meaning the [[Zaporozhian Sich]]. A town that was part of the greater sich ([[wikt:Січ|Січ]]), the administrative and military centre for Cossacks.

'''[[Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine|Verkhovna Rada]]''' (Ukrainian: Верхо́вна Ра́да), Ukraine's parliament, literally Supreme Council, formerly also translated as the Supreme Soviet.

=== Other ===
'''[[Ukrainian hryvnia|Hryvnia]]''' or sometimes '''hryvnya''' (Ukrainian: гри́вня), the national currency of Ukraine since 1996.

'''[[Hucul pony|Hucul]]''' or '''hutsul''' (Ukrainian: гуцульський кінь, гуцулик or гуцул), a pony or small horse breed originally from the [[Carpathian Mountains]]. 

'''[[Ukrainian karbovanets|Karbovanets]]''' (Ukrainian: карбо́ванець), Ukrainian currency in 1917-1920, 1942-1945 and in 1992-1996.

'''[[Khorovod]]''' (Ukrainian: хорово́д), a Slavic art form consisting of a combination of a circle dance and chorus singing, similar to Chorea of ancient Greece.

'''[[Kurgan]]''' (Ukrainian: курга́н "[[tumulus]]"), a type of burial mound found in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

'''[[Naftogaz|Naftohaz]]''' or Naftogaz (Ukrainian: Нафтогаз), the national oil and gas company of Ukraine, literally "Oil and gas".

'''[[Surzhyk]]''' (Ukrainian: су́ржик), a mixed (macaronic) sociolects of [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]] and [[Russian language|Russian]] languages used in certain regions of Ukraine and adjacent lands.

'''[[Tachanka]]''' (Ukrainian: тача́нка), a horse-drawn machine gun platform.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* Katherine Barber, editor (2004). ''The Canadian Oxford Dictionary'', second edition. Toronto: Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|0-19-541816-6}}.
* Katherine Barber (2008). ''Only in Canada, You Say: A Treasury of Canadian Language''.  Toronto: Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-19-542984-8}}.

== See also ==
{{Wiktionary|Category:English terms borrowed from Ukrainian|Category:English semantic loans from Ukrainian}}
* [[Canadian Ukrainian]], a diaspora variation or dialect of Ukrainian
* [[List of words of Russian origin]], many of which also appear in Ukrainian, or are closely related
* [[List of English words of Yiddish origin]], some of which originate in Slavic languages, including Ukrainian
* [[Lists of English words of international origin]]

{{English words of foreign origin}}

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