zarzavagiu
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish زرزواتجی (zerzavatçı). Equivalent to zarzavat + -giu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zar.za.vaˈd͡ʒiw/
Noun
zarzavagiu m (plural zarzavagii, feminine equivalent zarzavagioaică)
- greengrocer
- Synonym: (regional, in Banat) sârvian
- (slang) a sucker, fool, gull
Declension
Declension of zarzavagiu
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) zarzavagiu | zarzavagiul | (niște) zarzavagii | zarzavagiii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) zarzavagiu | zarzavagiului | (unor) zarzavagii | zarzavagiilor |
| vocative | zarzavagiule | zarzavagiilor | ||
Related terms
See also
References
- zarzavagiu in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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