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galyak
 
SYLLABICATION:gal·yak
PRONUNCIATION:  glyk
NOUN: A flat glossy fur made from the pelt of a stillborn lamb or kid.
ETYMOLOGY:Russian dialectal golyak, sheepskin coat of smooth fur, from Russian goly, smooth, bald, naked.
 
 
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