хрен

• хрѣнъ (xrěn) – Pre-reform orthography (1918)

• IPA^(key): [xrʲen]

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Inherited from Old East Slavic хрѣнъ (xrěnŭ)?, from Proto-Slavic *xrěnъ (“horseradish”).

хрен • (xren) m inan (genitive хре́на, nominative plural хре́ны, genitive plural хре́нов, related adjective хрено́вый)

1. horseradish (plant, condiment)

Euphemistic alteration of хуй (xuj, a vulgar curse) or хер (xer, a less vulgar version), influenced by the noun хрен (xren, “horseradish”).

хрен • (xren) m inan or m anim (genitive хре́на, nominative plural хре́ны, genitive plural хре́нов, related adjective хрено́вый)

1. (inanimate, minced oath, colloquial) prick (penis); used as a general curse

   Synonyms: (vulgar) хуй (xuj), (vulgar) хер (xer), (euphemism) шиш (šiš), (euphemism) фиг (fig)

   Ни хрена́ не понима́ю, как э́то собра́ть. (note the stress) ― Ni xrená ne ponimáju, kak éto sobrátʹ. ― I understand bugger-all about how to put this together.

   Како́го хре́на он пришёл? (note the stress) ― Kakóvo xréna on prišól? ― What the hell did he come for?

2. (animate, derogatory, colloquial) prick, asshole (a term of contempt for a man)
3. (animate, derogatory, colloquial) old fart

   Synonyms: хрыч (xryč), ста́рый хрыч (stáryj xryč)

• хрено́вина f (xrenóvina), хреноте́нь f (xrenoténʹ), хрень f (xrenʹ), хренову́ха f (xrenovúxa)
• хре́нов (xrénov), хрено́вый (xrenóvyj)
• охренева́ть impf (oxrenevátʹ), охрене́ть pf (oxrenétʹ)

From Proto-Slavic *xrěnъ.

• IPA^(key): /xrên/

хре̏н m (Latin spelling hrȅn)

1. horseradish