babushka
Loanword
- Meaning
- Pittsburgh word for a headscarf.
- Type
- Loanword
- Used in
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan
What does “babushka” mean
A triangular headscarf tied under the chin, of the kind brought to western Pennsylvania by Eastern European immigrants. In the original Slavic languages 'babushka' means 'grandmother', but in Pittsburgh English the word denotes the scarf itself.
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