mazăre

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See also: mazare, mazaré, and Mazăre

Romanian

Mazăre

Etymology

Perhaps from Thracian *μαζελα (*mazela), eventually from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ǵʰ-elo (small bean). Due to phonetic difficulties regarding , less likely from Proto-Albanian *mādzula, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ǵʰ-ulo (small bean). Compare Aromanian madzãri (peas); see also the related Albanian modhull (vetchling, yellow vetchling, vetch).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈma.zə.re/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ză‧re

Noun

mazăre f (uncountable)

  1. (collective) peas (Pisum sativum)

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References

  1. ^ Diculescu, Constantin (1922), Die Gepiden - Forschung zur Geschichte Daziens im frühen Mittelalter und zur Vorgeschichte des rumänischen Volkes, Leipzig: Kabitsch, p. 207