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ciuc

“ciuc” is a Romanian word. Its 7 meanings in English:

noun

  1. pick, pickaxe
  2. mattock
  3. tip
  4. top
  5. tuft of hair
  6. hilltop, hill
  7. mountain top, mountain peak

Etymology

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.

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