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English
Etymology
Coined in Finland during the Winter War of 1939/40 between Finland and the Soviet Union, and named after then Soviet Foreign Minister w:Vyacheslav Molotov|Vyacheslav Molotov (1890-1986). (The Finns used Molotov cocktails against the Soviets.)
Noun
Molotov cocktail (plural Molotov cocktails)
- A simple incendiary bomb made from a glass bottle, filled with an inflammable liquid such as petroleum, with a rag for a fuse that is lit just before being hurled.
- obsolete A similar incendiary but made stoppered and containing phosphorus disolved in benzene which would self-ignite when smashed and the contents exposed to air. Issued to civilians in Britain during World War II.
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Translations
Chinese: ç��ç�§ç�¶ (rán shÄ�o pÃng)
Finnish: Molotovin cocktail, Molotovin koktaili, polttopullo
German: Molotowcocktail m, Brandflasche f
Japanese: ��� (�����, kaenbin)
Korean: ��� (��� hwayeombyeong)
Russian: кок�ейл� �оло�ова (koktéjl� Molotóva) m
Spanish: coctel molotov m, cóctel molotov m
Swedish: molotovcocktail c
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