Zek Definition
zĕk
noun
An inmate of a Soviet labor camp.
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Noun
Singular:
zek
Plural:
zeksOrigin of Zek
Russian from abbr. for zaklyuchënnyĭ prisoner from past passive participle of zaklyuchat' to imprison from klyuch key from Old Church Slavonic ključĭ
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Russian зэк (zèk), probably representing a pronunciation of з/к (z/k), Soviet abbreviation of заключённый (zaključënnyj, “prisoner").
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