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licurici¹

  • /ˌlikuˈrit͡ʃʲ/

Where it comes from

Probably from licuri, a variant of licări (“to gleam, shimmer, shine, sparkle”), itself of uncertain origin: possibly from lucoare or from a Vulgar Latin root liculire, or tied to lucere.

noun licurici · licuriciul · licuricii

  1. masculine firefly
  2. masculine glowworm
  3. masculine, slang a power behind the scene; specifically the United States or its secret services

Licurici²

Where it comes from

From licurici.

proper noun

  1. masculine a commune of Gorj County, Romania
  2. masculine a village in Licurici, Gorj County, Romania

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MLA

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX
@misc{licurici_2026,
  title = {licurici},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/licurici},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}