alunga

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alunga

/a.lunˈɡa/
[a.luŋˈɡa]

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Where it comes from

From a Vulgar Latin root *allongāre, from Latin longē. Other theories suggest it deriving straight from Latin ēlongāre. Compare Italian allungare, Catalan allunyar (“move away, remove, distance onself”), French éloigner, allonger, Galician alongar (“move away”), Spanish alongar and Portuguese alongar.

verb a alunga 1st conjugation · alungă · alungat · alunge · a alunga · alungând

to drive away
Similar: goni

In English

banish to send someone away and forbid that person from returning
dismiss to order to leave
drive away (idiomatic, transitive) to force someone or something to leave

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"alunga." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/alunga. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{alunga_2026,
  title = {alunga},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/alunga},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}