katiuska
Spanish, noun[kaˈt̪juska]
katiuska is spelled K-A-T-I-U-S-K-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written Spanish, the 145,755th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Katiuska is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “welly, wellington boot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Botas impermeable y sin cordones, que protege a quien la usa del agua y el barro”.
What does katiuska mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewelly, wellington boot
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Botas impermeable y sin cordones, que protege a quien la usa del agua y el barro 2. Camión al que se le ha instalado en la parte trasera una pieza de artillería capaz de lanzar misiles o granadas. El nombre oficial de esta arma es BM-21.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of katiuska
- katiuskas plural
- catiusca alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce katiuska?
- [kaˈt̪juska]
- [kat̪iˈuska]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is katiuska in Spanish?
katiuska appears about once in every 15 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).