cioacă

See also: cioaca and Cioacă

Romanian

Etymology 1

Unknown. Possibly of expressive origin or related to cioc (“beak”).

Compare boc < boacă.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃjo̯a.kə/

Noun

cioacă f (plural cioace)

  1. either of the two horizontal consoles in the middle of a wooden loom
  2. (slang) gossip
    Synonyms: balivernă, palavră
  3. (regional) hilltop, mountaintop
    Synonyms: culme, vârf
Declension
Declension of cioacă
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative cioacă cioaca cioace cioacele
genitive-dative cioace cioacei cioace cioacelor
vocative — —
Derived terms
  • a se ține de cioace

Etymology 2

Noun

cioacă f (plural cioace)

  1. alternative spelling of ceucă

References

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