boroacă

Romanian

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

boroacă f (plural boroace)

  1. goby
Declension
Declension of boroacă
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative boroacă boroaca boroace boroacele
genitive-dative boroace boroacei boroace boroacelor
vocative boroacă, boroaco boroacelor

Etymology 2

Probably from Latin verrūca[1] (thus a doublet of verucă). Uncertain if the above etymology is related.

Noun

boroacă f (plural boroace)

  1. (rare) tumor, swelling
Declension
Declension of boroacă
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative boroacă boroaca boroace boroacele
genitive-dative boroace boroacei boroace boroacelor
vocative boroacă, boroaco boroacelor
Synonyms

References

  • boroacă in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN