caterincă

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ukrainian катеринка (katerynka), from French Catherine, as one of the first songs to be played on the barrel organ was Charmante Catherine. Compare Russian шарманка (šarmanka).

Noun[edit]

caterincă f (plural caterinci)

  1. (dated) barrel organ
    Synonym: flașnetă
  2. (figuratively, slang) mockery

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