Afumați

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Afumați.

Proper noun

Afumați

  1. Various communes and villages in Romania.

Romanian

Etymology

From afumați, plural of afumat (“smoked”), from afuma (“to smoke”), from fum (“smoke”).

Named after the habit of the inhabitants to burn dung in order to ward off mosquitos.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Afumați m

  1. a commune of Dolj County, Romania
  2. a village in Afumați, Dolj County, Romania
  3. a commune of Ilfov County, Romania
  4. a village in Afumați, Ilfov County, Romania
  5. a village in Leleasca, Olt County, Romania
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