scai
Romanian
editEtymology
editEither from Serbo-Croatian čkȃlj / чка̑љ (although difficult on phonetic grounds) or more likely from a Vulgar Latin *squaleus (later reduced to *scalius), from Latin squaleo. Cf. Spanish escajo, Portuguese escalheiro. Less likely from Greek σκαλίας (skalías).
Noun
editscai m (plural scai)
Declension
editDeclension of scai
Synonyms
edit- (thistle) ciulin
References
edit- scai in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)