Main Entry: sov·khoz

Pronunciation: \säf-ˈkȯz, -ˈkȯs\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural sov·kho·zy \-ˈkȯ-zē\ or sov·khoz·es

Etymology: Russian, short for sovetskoe khozyaĭstvo soviet farm

Date: 1921

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