блана

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Bulgarian

буца блана

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bolna, formally from Proto-Indo-European *bʰоlH- (pale, bright) + -на (-na). Loaned into Aromanian blană (clump, clod).

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Noun

блана́ (blanáf (dialectal)

  1. piece of sod, turf, sward (lump of soil with growing vegetation on it)
    Synonym: чим (čim)
  2. (obsolete) dry peat or compost used in the past as a rudimentary fuel (instead of coals)
  3. (figurative) bland, insipid mixture
    Synonyms: бълво́ч (bǎlvóč), блудкавина́ (bludkaviná)

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