București

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București

/bu.kuˈreʃtʲ/

Rhymes with -eʃtʲ

Where it comes from

From Bucur (a male given name) + -ești (patronymic or placename suffix). Bucur is the legendary shepherd who is said to have founded the city: his name is often considered to be related to bucurie (“joy”) and bucura (“to become glad”), possibly from Albanian bukur.

Alternatively may be derived from a lost word in Romanian relating to pastoral life, ultimately linked to Latin būculus (“young bullock, steer”), diminutive of bōs (“ox, cow”). Compare Old French bugle, French beugler.

proper noun Bucureștiul · Bucureștiului · Bucureștiule · București

masculine Bucharest (the capital city of Romania) Bucharest (the capital and largest city of Ilfov County, Romania)

In English

Bucharest capital city of Romania

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BibTeX

@misc{bucures_ti_2026,
  title = {București},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/bucure%C8%99ti},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}