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Romanian
Etymology
Definite origin uncertain. Possibly a substrate word, akin to Albanian rosë (< *ratsa?), or from South Slavic (compare Serbo-Croatian and Slovene raca, Serbian dialect race, Bulgarian ряца (rjaca)); compare also Friulian raze, Occitan rit, Hungarian réce, Romani ratsoy.
Pronunciation
Noun
rață f (plural rațe, masculine equivalent rățoi)
- duck
- female duck
- (slang) urinal (the portable glass one offered in hospitals, due to its shape)
- a folk dance
- the music which accompanies the folk dance of the same name.
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