scorbură

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Romanian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin scrobis through a Vulgar Latin form *scorbis after metathesis. The final result in Romanian may be explained through a root *scorbula or through a lost Romanian word *scorb and its plural scorburi. Compare Aromanian scrob, cf. Italian scroba.

Noun

scorbură f (plural scorburi)

  1. a hollow (sunken area in something solid, such as in the trunk of a tree)
    Synonyms: scobitură, adâncitură
  2. hole, cavity
    Synonyms: gaură, groapă, cavitate
  3. cave
    Synonym: peșteră

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