zâzanie
Romanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Byzantine Greek ζιζάνια (zizánia), from Ancient Greek ζιζάνια (zizánia), ζιζάνιον (zizánion, “type of weed, probably darnel”). Compare French zizanie. See also semantic evolution of sălbăție.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zɨˈzani.e/
- Rhymes: -anie
- Hyphenation: zâ‧za‧ni‧e
Noun
zâzanie f (plural zâzanii)
- discord, quarrel
- Synonyms: discordie, vrajbă, dezbinare, disensiune
- (archaic) perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne)
- (archaic) weed
- Synonym: buruiană