ciuc

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Etymology[edit]

Unknown. Usually considered to be derived from a Paleo-Balkan language or Paleo-Carpathian language, e.g., a substrate word. See Proto-Slavic *čuka. Cognates include Albanian çukë and Serbo-Croatian čuka.

Noun[edit]

ciuc n (plural ciucuri)

  1. (regional) pick, pickaxe
    Synonyms: târnăcop, cioacă
  2. (regional) mattock
  3. (regional) tip
  4. (regional) top
  5. (regional) tuft of hair
  6. (regional) hilltop, hill
  7. (regional) mountain top, mountain peak

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