chingă

See also: chinga, chingá, and ching'a

Romanian

Alternative forms

• cingă

Etymology

From Late Latin cingula (itself from the plural of Latin cingulum), possibly through a Vulgar Latin root *clinga, following syncopation and metathesis. Cf. Neapolitan chienga (vs. Italian cinghia).

Noun

chingă f (plural chingi)

1. saddle girth, band, cinch, belly band
2. belt, girdle, strap

Declension

Declension of chingă

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) chingă	chinga	(niște) chingi	chingile
genitive/dative	(unei) chingi	chingii	(unor) chingi	chingilor
vocative	chingă, chingo		chingilor

Synonyms

• (belt): curea, brâu, cingătoare

Related terms

• cinge

See also

• fâșie, șa