zarzavagiu
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish زرزواتجی (zerzavatçı). Equivalent to zarzavat + -giu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zar.za.vaˈd͡ʒiw/
Noun
zarzavagiu m (plural zarzavagii, feminine equivalent zarzavagioaică)
- greengrocer
- Synonym: (regional, in Banat) sârvian
- (slang) a sucker, fool, gull
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | zarzavagiu | zarzavagiul | zarzavagii | zarzavagiii | |
| genitive-dative | zarzavagiu | zarzavagiului | zarzavagii | zarzavagiilor | |
| vocative | zarzavagiule | zarzavagiilor | |||
Related terms
See also
References
- “zarzavagiu”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025