zgârci

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Romanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic съгръчити (sŭgrŭčiti).

Verb[edit]

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[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From the above verb.

Noun[edit]

zgârci n (plural zgârciuri)

  1. gristle