mărăcine

Romanian

Alternative forms
  • mărăcin, mărăciune

Etymology

Uncertain. Often considered to be from Vulgar Latin *marrucina or *marracina, ultimately from Latin marra (“thorn”), but possibly also from an alteration of Latin malitia with the influence of the Romanian suffix -ciune. Compare Spanish maleza. Compare also the related Albanian mërqinje, with the same meaning as the Romanian word.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ine

Noun

mărăcine m (plural mărăcini)

  1. bramble, briar, brake

See also
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