șofran

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șofran

/ʃoˈfran/

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Borrowed from Russian шафра́н (šafrán), Polish szafran.

noun șofrani · șofran · șofranul · șofranii

countable, masculine saffron crocus, saffron (a plant, Crocus sativus)
masculine, uncountable saffron (spice made from this plant)
countable, masculine Crocus banaticus (a plant)
Similar: șofrănel

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saffron plant

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@misc{s_ofran_2026,
  title = {șofran},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C8%99ofran},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}