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Megleno-Romanian
Etymology
Either a substratum word akin to Albanian or a derivative of cap.
Noun
căpușă f
- tick
Romanian
Etymology
Substratum word, akin to or derived from Albanian këpushë, or from a diminutive of cap + -ușă. Also cognate to Aromanian cãpush(ã), Bulgarian капуш (kapuš).
Pronunciation
Noun
căpușă f (plural căpușe)
- tick
- castor oil plant, palm of Christ (Ricinus communis).
- bud on a grapevine.
- (obsolete) strawberry (see căpșună)
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