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răcoare

Pronunciation: /rəˈko̯a.re/

“răcoare” is a Romanian word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. cold, coolness
  2. shiver
  3. prison, jail

In Romanian

  1. temperatură ușor scăzută, frig moderat; răcoreală.
  2. senzație de răceală pe care o produc unele obiecte la atingere.
  3. (de obicei la pl.) senzație de frig provocată de o stare patologică sau emotivă; fior.

Etymology

Probably from rece + -oare. Compare Aromanian arcoari. Less likely from a Vulgar Latin root *recor or from Latin rigor, rigorem, which had an attested use of "cold" (compare Sardinian arragore (“frost”)).

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