хохо́л

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nounmasculineinanimatecountable

1.
tuft, topknot, quiff, crest (of a bird)
У ма́льчика на маку́шке торча́л смешно́й хохо́л.
A funny tuft of hair stuck up on the boy's head.
Of hair sticking up on the crown of the head; also of the feather crest of a bird.
2.
Ukrainian
Он гру́бо назва́л сосе́да хохло́м.
He rudely called his neighbour a khokhol.
Animate; derogatory ethnic slur - offensive.

Examples

У этой птицы яркий рыжий хохол.
This bird has a bright red crest.
На голове у него торчал смешной хохол.
A funny tuft of hair stuck up on his head.
Ветер растрепал хохол на макушке мальчика.
The wind ruffled the tuft of hair on the boy’s crown.

⚠️ Stress change.