cetera

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cetera

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From ceteră. Compare local Bessarabian and Maramureș form cetereza, possibly from Latin citharizāre (compare Italian cetereggiare, citarizzare, also Old Italian ceterare).

verb a cetera 1st conjugation · ceteră · ceterat · cetere · a cetera · ceterând

Transylvania, common, regional to play the fiddle or violin
common, figuratively, regional to annoy, bother, importune, molest, trouble
Similar: deranja, molesta, importuna

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@misc{cetera_2026,
  title = {cetera},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/cetera},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}