cioacă

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly of expressive origin or related to cioc (“beak”).

Compare boc < boacă.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃjo̯a.kə/

Noun

cioacă f (plural cioace)

either of the two horizontal consoles in the middle of a wooden loom
(slang) gossip
(regional) hilltop, mountaintop

Declension

declension of cioacă

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) cioacă	cioaca	(niște) cioace	cioacele
genitive/dative	(unei) cioace	cioacei	(unor) cioace	cioacelor
vocative	—		—

Synonyms

(gossip): balivernă, palavră
(hilltop, mountaintop): culme, vârf

Derived terms

a se ține de cioace

Noun

cioacă f (plural cioace)

Alternative spelling of ceucă

References

cioacă in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language), 2004-2018

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