dropie

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dropie

/ˈdro.pi.e/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Bulgarian дропла (dropla), from Proto-Slavic *dropъty, whose first part is probably from Proto-Indo-European *dreh₂- (“run”) and the other from Proto-Slavic *pъta (“bird”), which is probably based on Proto-Indo-European *put- (“a young, a child, a little animal”).

Compare Czech drop, Polish drop and Russian дрофа (drofa). Cognate with German Trappe.

noun dropii · dropie · dropia · dropiile

feminine bustard, great bustard (specifically Otis tarda)
Similar: tuzuc

In English

bustard any of several birds of the family Otididae
great bustard Otis tarda

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@misc{dropie_2026,
  title = {dropie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/dropie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}