strecura

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Romanian

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Etymology

Probably from a Vulgar Latin root *extracolāre or *transcolāre, from Latin colāre (filter, strain, purify). Compare Aromanian stricor, stricurari. Less likely from s- + trece (pass), and with influence from verbs like spânzura, vântura, etc.[1]

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Verb

a strecura (third-person singular present strecoară, past participle strecurat) 1st conjugation

  1. to strain, filter, let pass
  2. to slip by or past, steal away
  3. to squeeze in, penetrate into

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