mascaret

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan mascaret (“steer with a mottled face”). The appearance of the tidal bore was thought to resemble a herd of stampeding cattle.

Pronunciation

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Noun

mascaret m (plural mascarets)

  1. bore (of a tidal river)
  2. streaming crowd of people

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French mascaret.

Noun

mascaret n (plural mascarete)

  1. bore (of a tidal river)

Declension

Declension of mascaret
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative mascaret mascaretul mascarete mascaretele
genitive-dative mascaret mascaretului mascarete mascaretelor
vocative mascaretule mascaretelor

References

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