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molotov

Molotov cocktail

noun moh-loh-TOF Rare
People & Society Military

Origin: Named after Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov, widely used in the 1939–40 Winter War.

Usage Note

Molotov is an invariable borrowed proper noun used as a common noun in the compound cóctel molotov or simply un molotov. It refers to an improvised incendiary device made from a glass bottle of flammable liquid. The word is spelled the same in Spanish and is treated as masculine.

Examples

"La policía decomisó varios molotov."

Natural Translation

The police confiscated several Molotov cocktails.

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