dumica

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dumica

/du.miˈka/

Rhymes with -a

Where it comes from

Probably from a Vulgar Latin root *dēmīcāre, from Latin mīca. Compare Aromanian dinjic, dinjicari.

verb a dumica 1st conjugation · dumică · dumicat · dumice · a dumica · dumicând

transitive, of foods to tear, usually to drop into a liquid (milk, stew)
ambitransitive, broadly to eat
archaic, transitive, of people to chop up
Similar: ciopârți
obsolete, transitive to defeat on the battlefield
obsolete, transitive, uncommon to grind
Similar: fărâmița, măcina
figuratively, obsolete, reflexive, of countries to fragment (fall apart)
Similar: se fărâmița, se fragmenta

In English

crumble to render into crumbs

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@misc{dumica_2026,
  title = {dumica},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/dumica},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}