Romanian

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Etymology

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Unknown. Several theories have been proposed. One was a derivation from a Vulgar Latin root *imbubiāre, from bubia, but this was later abandoned. Another possibility is Latin imbuere, through a root *imbuviāre, or Latin bubīre (swell, inflate). [1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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a îmbuiba (third-person singular present îmbuibă, past participle îmbuibat) 1st conj.

  1. to stuff, gorge, cram
  2. to tuck in
  3. (reflexive) to stuff oneself

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