butylka [Russian, бутылка]

(Plural, butylki.)  In Russia, two units of liquid capacity: 

• the vodka or beer butylka, = 1/20 vedro, about 0.615 liter 
• the wine butylka, = 1/16 vedro, about 0.68 liter

Also romanized as boutylka.  The word also means “bottle.”

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