cârjaliu

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قیرجه علی (Kırca Ali), a city in eastern Rumelia. Compare Serbo-Croatian krdžalija.

Noun

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cârjaliu m (plural cârjalii)

  1. (dated) thief, robber

Declension

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