zăpăci

Romanian

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Common Slavic *zapačiti (to make something spin), or an expressive creation based on zap.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

a zăpăci (third-person singular present zăpăcește, past participle zăpăcit) 4th conjugation

  1. to bewilder, astound, confuse, befuddle, fluster
  2. (reflexive) to be at a loss; become flustered

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References

  1. ^ Paliga, Sorin (2024) An Etymological Dictionary of the Romanian Language, New York: Peter Lang, →ISBN, page 518