bubă

See also: buba and búbá

Romanian

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Ukrainian буба (buba), or alternatively from a Vulgar Latin *buba from Late Latin būbō, būbōnēs, from Ancient Greek βουβών (boubṓn).

Noun

bubă f (plural bube)

1. swelling, bump
2. abscess, boil, lesion
3. (figuratively) a minor wound or injury, such as a cut

Synonyms

• (abscess, boil): furuncul, abces, buboi

See also

• coptură