țeapă

Romanian

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Albanian thep (“peak, point”) or a substratum term cognate to it. Compare also Italian zeppa, inzeppare and Proto-Slavic *cĕpa.

Noun

țeapă f (plural țepi)

1. stick
2. spike
3. thorn, prick, spine, splinter
4. trick; cheat

Derived terms

• înțepa