noun
also sov·khos (ˌ)səfˈkȯz, sȯvˈ-, sävˈ-, -ȯs ; or sov·hoz -ˈhȯ-
( plural sovkho·zy -ȯzē ; or sovkhozes )
Etymology: Russian, short for sovetskoe khozyaĭstvo soviet farm, from sovetskoe, adjective, soviet (from sovet soviet) + khozyaĭstvo household, economy, farm, from khozyain head of the house, proprietor
: a state-owned farm of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics paying wages to the workers — compare kolkhoz