mărăcine

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mărăcine¹

Rhymes with -ine

Where it comes from

Unknown; often considered to be from a Vulgar Latin *marracīna, *marrūcīna, [Term?] derived from Latin marra (“thorn”), but possibly also from an alteration of Latin malitia, with the influence of the Romanian suffix -ciune. Compare Spanish maleza. Compare also the related Albanian mërqinje, with the same meaning as the Romanian word. Cognate with Aromanian mãrãtsini.

noun mărăcini · mărăcine · mărăcinele · mărăcinii

  1. masculine bramble, briar, brake

Mărăcine²

Where it comes from

From mărăcine.

proper noun lui Mărăcine

  1. masculine a surname

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MLA

"mărăcine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/m%C4%83r%C4%83cine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

mărăcine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/m%C4%83r%C4%83cine

Chicago

"mărăcine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/m%C4%83r%C4%83cine.

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@misc{ma_ra_cine_2026,
  title = {mărăcine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/m%C4%83r%C4%83cine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}