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brânză

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brânză¹

  • /ˈbrɨn.zə/

Where it comes from

Compare Megleno-Romanian brǫndză and Aromanian brãndzã. Of uncertain origin:

* Often considered to be a substrate word.

* Other theories suggest, on the basis of what is used to make cheese, a derivation from Latin brandeum (originally meaning a linen covering, later a thin cloth for relic storage) through an intermediate Vulgar Latin root *brandea; for the development of the meaning, compare Spanish manteca, Portuguese manteiga (probably from Latin mantica, “sack”), Italian formaggio and French fromage (from Latin fōrmāticum from fōrma, “shape; mould”).

* Alternatively it was possibly borrowed from Albanian brëndës (“intestines”), originally referred to cheeses prepared in a sheep's stomach by reacting with the rennet inside; likewise, rânză (“tripe”) might have come from Albanian rrëndës (“rennet”).

Displaced caș, which now refers to a specific type of cheese.

noun brânzeturi · brânză · brânza · brânzeturile · brânze

  1. feminine, uncountable cheese
  2. countable, feminine type of cheese

Brânză²

Where it comes from

From brânză.

proper noun lui Brânză · Brînză

  1. masculine a surname

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"brânză." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/br%C3%A2nz%C4%83. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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brânză. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/br%C3%A2nz%C4%83

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"brânză." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/br%C3%A2nz%C4%83.

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@misc{bra_nza_2026,
  title = {brânză},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/br%C3%A2nz%C4%83},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}