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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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