cioacă

See also: cioaca and Cioacă

Romanian

Etymology 1

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

Compare boc < boacă.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃjo̯a.kə/

Noun

cioacă f (plural cioace)

  1. either of the two horizontal consoles in the middle of a wooden loom
  2. (slang) gossip
    Synonyms: balivernă, palavră
  3. (regional) hilltop, mountaintop
    Synonyms: culme, vârf
Declension
Derived terms
  • a se ține de cioace

Noun

cioacă f (plural cioace)

  1. Alternative spelling of ceucă

References

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