sovkhoz

noun

sov·​khoz säf-ˈkȯz 

-ˈkȯs

plural sovkhozy säf-ˈkȯ-zē  or sovkhozes

: a state-owned farm of the Soviet Union paying wages to the workers

Word History

Etymology

Russian, short for sovetskoe khozyaĭstvo soviet farm

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above