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Romanian
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin musaroneus, from musaraneus (“shrew”). Compare Aromanian mushuronjiu (“mole”), Italian musaragno (“shrew”), French mûrègne (“anthill”), Venetan musiga (“mole”).
Pronunciation
Noun
mușuroi n (plural mușuroaie)
- anthill or molehill
- (Transylvania, Banat) mole
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References
- Ungureanu, Dan (2024) Istoria Limbii Române [History of the Romanian Language], Chișinău: Cartier, →ISBN, page 344