holba

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holba

Where it comes from

Variant of volba, inherited from Latin volvere (“turn, tumble”), with a change in conjugation; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welw-, *wel- (“to turn, wind, round”). Compare Aromanian nvolbu, nvulbari, volbu, Megleno-Romanian volb.

verb a holba 1st conjugation · holbează · holbat · a holba · holbând

to open one's eyes widely (out of wonder, amazement, fear, etc.); to goggle, stare at, ogle
Similar: zgâi, bâzgoi

In English

gaze to stare intently or earnestly
ogle to stare flirtatiously
goggle stare with wide eyes

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@misc{holba_2026,
  title = {holba},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/holba},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}