gealat

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جلاد (cellat), from Arabic جَلَّاد (jallād).

Noun[edit]

gealat m (plural gealați)

  1. (dated) executioner
  2. (slang, derogatory) violent sturdy man, bully

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