beci

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beci

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Kipchak beč (“oven, cave”), from Russian печь (pečʹ, “oven”), from Proto-Slavic *peťь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pektís, from Proto-Indo-European *pékʷ-tis, from *pekʷ- (“to cook”). Compare Romanian peșteră (“cave”), from the same Proto-Slavic root.

noun beciuri · beci · beciul · beciurile

neuter cellar
neuter, slang prison, jail

In English

basement floor below ground level
cellar underground space

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beci. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/beci

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@misc{beci_2026,
  title = {beci},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/beci},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}