Word of the Day - Tovarish

tovarish
(also tovarich)

/tɒˈvɑːrɪʃ/
noun
(in the former Soviet Union) a comrade (often used as a form of address).

Origin
From Russian tovarishch, from Turkic.

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All language carries baggage. Tovarish is the same, of course. Being just a "comrade" of somebody even makes some people twitch when they hear it. Tovarish has not entered American English in a generic way, but still carries a flavor for older Americans of the Soviet Union, the Cold War and the Red Menace. These days, a Millennial may not have a clue what USSR stands/stood for.