macagiu

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Romanian

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Etymology

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From macaz +‎ -giu, from Ottoman Turkish مقاص (makas), from Arabic مِقَصّ (miqaṣṣ).

Noun

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macagiu m (plural macagii)

  1. (railways, dated) switchman, pointsman
    Synonym: acar

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