zgârci

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • sgârcidated

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic съгръчити (sŭgrŭčiti).

Verb

a zgârci (third-person singular present zgârcește, past participle zgârcit) 4th conjugation

(transitive, reflexive)

  1. to contract, shrink, shrivel
  2. to clench
  3. to strain
  4. (of plants) to not grow; remain underdeveloped
  5. (figurative) to become or make more expensive
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From the above verb.

Noun

zgârci n (plural zgârciuri)

  1. gristle