n.
Pronunciation: säf- ' ko ̇ z, - ' ko ̇ s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural sov · kho · zy \ - ' ko ̇ -z ē \ or sov · khoz · es
Etymology: Russian, short for sovetskoe khozya ĭ stvo soviet farm
Date: 1921
: a state-owned farm of the U.S.S.R. paying wages to the workers