scorbură

Romanian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin scrobis through a form *scorbis after metathesis. The final result in Romanian may be explained through a root *scorbula or through a lost Romanian word *scorb and it's plural scorburi. Compare Aromanian scrobu, compare Italian scroba.

Noun

scorbură f (plural scorburi)

a hollow (sunken area in something solid, such as in the trunk of a tree)
hole, cavity
cave

Synonyms

(hollow): scobitură, adâncitură
(hole): gaură, groapă, cavitate
(cave): peșteră

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