boroacă

Romanian

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

boroacă f (plural boroace)

  1. goby
Declension
Declension of boroacă
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) boroacă boroaca (niște) boroace boroacele
genitive/dative (unei) boroace boroacei (unor) boroace boroacelor
vocative boroacă, boroaco boroacelor

Etymology 2

Probably from Latin verrūca[1] (thus a doublet of verucă). Uncertain if the above etymology is related.

Noun

boroacă f (plural boroace)

  1. (rare) tumor, swelling
Declension
Declension of boroacă
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) boroacă boroaca (niște) boroace boroacele
genitive/dative (unei) boroace boroacei (unor) boroace boroacelor
vocative boroacă, boroaco boroacelor
Synonyms

References
  • boroacă in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
  1. https://www.dex.ro/boroac%C4%83
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