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ghioc.

cowrie (marine mollusc), or its shell

5 characters1 syllables approx.Română language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. cowrie (marine mollusc), or its shell

    neuter
Where this word comes from

Probably from the feminine variant form ghioacă, from Vulgar Latin root *cloca, following metathesis and syncopation of Latin cochlea, or possibly related to găoace (“snail, egg, or nut shell”), from *gău (from Latin cavum) + suffix -oc.

noun
  1. cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)

    masculine · regional
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