caterincă

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian катеринка (katerynka), from French Catherine, as one of the first songs to be played on the barrel organ was Charmante Catherine. Compare Russian шарманка (šarmanka).

Noun

caterincă f (plural caterinci)

  1. (dated) barrel organ
    Synonym: flașnetă
  2. (figuratively, slang) mockery

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative caterincă caterinca caterinci caterincile
genitive-dative caterinci caterincii caterinci caterincilor
vocative caterincă, caterinco caterincilor