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ЗК

Very rarely used word (top 60,000)

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Translation

  • 1.

    convict (esp. in a labor camp)

  • 2.

    prisoner (colloquial)

    Also: inmate

Usage info

The terms зк, зек / зэк, зека are derived from 'Заключённый каналоармеец', which means a labor convict of a Gulag of the Stalin era.

Related words

  • зек - convict (esp. in a labor camp); prisoner (colloquial) 
  • зэк - convict (esp. in a labor camp); prisoner (colloquial) 
  • ЗеКа́ - convict (esp. in a labor camp); prisoner (colloquial) 

Contributions

  • Sandy edited translation 2 years ago.
  • Sandy edited translation 2 years ago.
  • Sandy edited translation 2 years ago.
  • Sandy edited translation and usage info 2 years ago.

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