călugăr

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călugăr¹

  • /kəˈluɡər/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Greek or Medieval Greek καλόγερος (kalógeros), possibly partly though a Slavic intermediary; compare Serbo-Croatian kaluđer, Bulgarian калугер (kaluger). Cf. also Aromanian cãlugãr.

noun călugări · equivalent călugăriță · călugăr · călugărul · călugării

  1. masculine monk, friar

    Similar: monah

Călugăr²

Where it comes from

From călugăr (“monk”).

proper noun

  1. masculine a village in Călugăr, Fălești Raion, Moldova
  2. masculine a commune of Fălești Raion, Moldova

In English

  • monk male member of monastic order

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"călugăr." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/c%C4%83lug%C4%83r. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

călugăr. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/c%C4%83lug%C4%83r

Chicago

"călugăr." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/c%C4%83lug%C4%83r.

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@misc{ca_luga_r_2026,
  title = {călugăr},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/c%C4%83lug%C4%83r},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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