cunji

English

Etymology

From cunjevoi.

Noun

cunji (plural cunji)

1. (Australia, colloquial) Clipping of cunjevoi.
   • 1998 June, Macquarie University, Biology Bytes, Vol 1, No 4, [1],

     Sydney's most common tunicate, cunjivoy (Pyura stolonifera....or "cunji" to the locals), is an icon. There are even poems about the stoic cunji!

   • 2007, Gary Brown, Fishing Guide to Sydney-Hawkesbury, page 77:

     Try using abalone gut, peeled prawns and cunji for bait for the bream and drummer found here.

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• cunje, cunã

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin cūnae. This form perhaps came through Greek κούνια (koúnia).

Noun

cunji f (plural cunji or cunje)

1. cradle
2. swing

Synonyms

• (cradle): sãrmãnitsã, trocnã, nitsã, mãnushi, leagãn, nanã