zaraf

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish صراف (sarraf), from Persian صراف (sarrâf), from Arabic صراف (ṣarrāf).

Noun

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zaraf m (plural zarafi)

  1. money exchanger
  2. loan shark
  3. (history) cashier of the Treasury

Declension

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