noun
An inmate of a Soviet labor camp.
Origin of zek
Russian from abbr. for zaklyuchënnyĭ prisoner from past passive participle of zaklyuchat' to imprison from klyuch key from Old Church Slavonic ključĭzek
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Noun
(plural zeks)
- A prisoner at a Russian prison, especially (historical) at a Soviet labour camp. [from 20th c.]
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From Russian зÑк (zèk), probably representing a pronunciation of з/к (z/k), Soviet abbreviation of заключённый (zakljuÄënnyj, “prisoner").
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