grangur

Romanian

Alternative forms

• gangur, grangor, grangure — popular

Etymology

From Latin galgulus, from galbulus, from galbus (“yellow”). Compare Aromanian gangur, Sicilian gàjulu (“golden oriole”), Spanish gálgulo and Albanian gargull.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡran.ɡur/

Noun

grangur m (plural granguri)

1. oriole (bird)
2. (figuratively) hotshot, big gun, bigwig

Declension

Declension of grangur

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) grangur	grangurul	(niște) granguri	grangurii
genitive/dative	(unui) grangur	grangurului	(unor) granguri	grangurilor
vocative	grangurule		grangurilor

Synonyms

• (bird): domnișor (regional)
• (hotshot): ștab

Related terms

• galben

References

• grangur in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)