mămăruță

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mămăruță

Where it comes from

Uncertain. According to Sorin Paliga, in his Etymological Dictionary of Romanian: either

from a reduplication of mărúț (“diminutive of mare (“big”)”) + -uță or, derived from mamă (“mother”).

noun mămăruțe · mămăruță · mămăruța · mămăruțele

feminine ladybug
Similar: buburuză, gărgăriță

In English

ladybird member of Coccinellidae

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MLA

"mămăruță." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/m%C4%83m%C4%83ru%C8%9B%C4%83. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

mămăruță. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/m%C4%83m%C4%83ru%C8%9B%C4%83

Chicago

"mămăruță." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/m%C4%83m%C4%83ru%C8%9B%C4%83.

BibTeX

@misc{ma_ma_rut_a_2026,
  title = {mămăruță},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/m%C4%83m%C4%83ru%C8%9B%C4%83},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}