# kalach

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Traditional East Slavic bread shaped like a padlock or various kinds of wheels. Other Slavic nations have similar but not identical types of pastry, e.g. Czech or Slovak koláč/koláč, Polish kołacz, Bulgarian колач (kolač), Serbo-Croatian колач/kolač, etc.

## Etymology
Transliteration of Russian кала́ч (kaláč) or Ukrainian кала́ч (kaláč), also spelled кола́ч (koláč).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kalach