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butuc¹

Where it comes from

Unknown. Possibly from a Vulgar Latin root *bot(t)um, *bottia (“bump”) + -uc, a Germanic borrowing, from Frankish *boce (“knob”), from Old High German bozzan (“to beat”), from Proto-West Germanic *bautan (“to push, strike”).

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noun butuci · butuc · butucul · butucii

  1. masculine trunk (of a tree), stump

    Similar: trunchi

  2. masculine log

    Similar: buștean, buturugă

  3. masculine block
  4. masculine hub (of a wheel)

Butuc²

Where it comes from

From butuc.

proper noun lui Butuc

  1. masculine a surname

In English

  • stocks device for public humiliation and punishment

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

APA

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

Chicago

"butuc." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/butuc.

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@misc{butuc_2026,
  title = {butuc},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/butuc},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}