ghimpe
Romanian
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Etymology
Possibly a substratum word, akin to or derived from Albanian gjemb, or alternatively from Vulgar Latin *pungulus, from Latin pungō (compare Italian pungolo) through intermediate roots *punglu > *glumpu through metathesis > *ghiumpu > ghimp(u).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
ghimpe m (plural ghimpi)
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