cioacă

See also: cioaca and Cioacă

Romanian

Etymology 1

Unknown. Possibly of expressive origin or related to cioc (“beak”).

Compare boc < boacă.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃjo̯a.kə/

Noun

cioacă f (plural cioace)

1. either of the two horizontal consoles in the middle of a wooden loom
2. (slang) gossip

   Synonyms: balivernă, palavră

3. (regional) hilltop, mountaintop

   Synonyms: culme, vârf

Declension

Declension of cioacă

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) cioacă	cioaca	(niște) cioace	cioacele
genitive/dative	(unei) cioace	cioacei	(unor) cioace	cioacelor
vocative	—		—

Derived terms

• a se ține de cioace

Etymology 2

Noun

cioacă f (plural cioace)

1. Alternative spelling of ceucă

References

• cioacă in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)