Romanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic съгръчити (sŭgrŭčiti).

Verb

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a zgârci (third-person singular present zgârcește, past participle zgârcit) 4th conj.

(transitive, reflexive)

  1. to contract, shrink, shrivel
  2. to clench
  3. to strain
  4. (of plants) to not grow; remain underdeveloped
  5. (figurative) to become or make more expensive
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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From the above verb.

Noun

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zgârci n (plural zgârciuri)

  1. gristle