scuipa

Romanian

Etymology

Probably from an older form *scu(i)pi, from Vulgar Latin root *scupīre, from *escopīre, or *excuppere, from Late Latin *exconspuere, ultimately from Latin conspuere, from spuō. Compare Spanish escupir, Portuguese cuspir. Compare also Aromanian ascuchiu.

Pronunciation

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Verb

a scuipa (third-person singular present scuipă, past participle scuipat) 1st conjugation

  1. to spit, spit on, expectorate

Conjugation