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Click to Translate - Turkish (Slavic borrowings)

Can you guess the meanings of these words that entered Turkish via Slavic languages? I used TDK, Wiktionary, and Nişanyan together to make sure the words below came from Slavic languages. Sources below for etymologies and translations:
https://sozluk.gov.tr
https://www.nisanyansozluk.com
https://www.wiktionary.org
https://tureng.com/tr/turkce-ingilizce
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sour cherry
secret society, resistance movement
queen
path, track, trail
plough
Austria as Ottomans called it
blonde hair
cabbage stew
samovar, tea-urn
incubation
isolated living quarter, slum
sheepskin coat
king
the utmost point; the best
cob
hat
outspoken
shoulder padding
daniska
dobra
gocuk
izbe
kapuska
koçan
komita
kral
kraliçe
kuluçka
lepiska
Nemçe
patika
pulluk
şapka
semaver
vatka
vişne
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