chingă

See also: chinga, chingá, and ching'a

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • cingă

Etymology

From Late Latin cingula (itself from the plural of Latin cingulum), possibly through a Vulgar Latin root *clinga, following syncopation and metathesis. Cf. Neapolitan chienga (vs. Italian cinghia).

Noun

chingă f (plural chingi)

  1. saddle girth, band, cinch, belly band
  2. belt, girdle, strap

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See also

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