mușuroi

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin musaroneus, from musaraneus (shrew). Compare Aromanian mushuronjiu (mole), Italian musaragno (shrew), French mûrègne (anthill), Venetian musiga (mole).

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Noun[edit]

mușuroi n (plural mușuroaie)

  1. anthill or molehill
  2. (Transylvania, Banat) mole

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References[edit]

  • Ungureanu, Dan (2024) Istoria Limbii Române [History of the Romanian Language], Chișinău: Cartier, →ISBN, page 344