mămăligă

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See also: mamaliga

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Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly a substrate word or an expressive creation based on mamă or Latin mamilla (representing the idea of nourishment) +‎ -ică.

Alternately, it can be inherited from Latin , akin to Italian meliga (maize, sorghum), from Latin milium (millet).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mə.məˈli.ɡə/
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Noun

mămăligă f (plural mămăligi)

  1. mamaliga, cornmeal mush, polenta (a porridge-like dish made of coarse maize-meal)
  2. wimp, wuss

Declension

Descendants

  • Yiddish: מאַמעליגע (mamelige)

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