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)

  1. greengrocer
    Synonym: (regional, in Banat) sârvian
  2. (slang) a sucker, fool, gull

Declension

Declension of zarzavagiu
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative zarzavagiu zarzavagiul zarzavagii zarzavagiii
genitive-dative zarzavagiu zarzavagiului zarzavagii zarzavagiilor
vocative zarzavagiule zarzavagiilor

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