romiu

Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin Rōmaeus, from Byzantine Greek ῥωμαῖος (rhōmaîos, literally “Roman”), a sobriquet given to Roman Catholic pilgrims to the Holy Land.

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Noun

romiu m (plural romius, feminine romiva, feminine plural romivas) (Gascony), (Limousin)

  1. pilgrim
    Synonym: pelegrin

References
  • Patric Guilhemjoan, Diccionari elementari occitan-francés francés-occitan (gascon), 2005, Orthez, per noste, 2005, →ISBN, page 119.
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