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ghimpe¹

  • /ˈɡimpe/

Where it comes from

Possibly a substratum word, akin to or derived from Albanian gjemb, or alternatively from Vulgar Latin *pungulus, from Latin pungō (compare Italian pungolo) through intermediate roots *punglu > *glumpu through metathesis > *ghiumpu > ghimp(u).

noun ghimpi · ghimpe · ghimpele · ghimpii

  1. masculine thorn
  2. masculine needle (of pine tree)
  3. masculine eyesore

Similar: spin, aculeu

Ghimpe²

Where it comes from

From ghimpe.

proper noun lui Ghimpe

  1. masculine a surname

Thesaurus

noun

Similar: spin, aculeu

In English

  • thorn sharp protective structure of a plant

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"ghimpe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/ghimpe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ghimpe. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/ghimpe

Chicago

"ghimpe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/ghimpe.

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@misc{ghimpe_2026,
  title = {ghimpe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/ghimpe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}