călugăriță
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călugăriță
- /kəˈlu.ɡə.ri.t͡sə/
- /kə.lu.ɡəˈri.t͡sə/ alternative
Rhymes with -uɡərit͡sə, -it͡sə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic калоугерица (kalugerica). By surface analysis, călugăr (“monk”) + -iță. First attested in 1682.
noun călugărițe · equivalent călugăr · călugăriță · călugărița · călugărițele
In English
- sister a nun; a female member of a religious community
- nun member of a Christian religious community of women
- mantis any of various large insects of the order Mantodea
- praying mantis any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
Talk about this word "călugăriță." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/c%C4%83lug%C4%83ri%C8%9B%C4%83. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. călugăriță. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/c%C4%83lug%C4%83ri%C8%9B%C4%83 "călugăriță." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/c%C4%83lug%C4%83ri%C8%9B%C4%83.Cite this
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title = {călugăriță},
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