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păduche

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păduche¹

Where it comes from

From the form păduchi, from Late Latin peduclus < peduculus, variant of Latin pēdīculus (it was already attested to be used in a form peduclus by Petronius), diminutive of pēdis (“louse”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pezd-. Compare Aromanian piduclju, Megleno-Romanian piducľu, Istro-Romanian peducľu, Vegliot Dalmatian pedoclo, Italian pidocchio.

noun păduchi · păduche · păduchele · păduchii

  1. masculine louse

Păduche²

Where it comes from

From păduche.

proper noun lui Păduche

  1. masculine a surname

In English

  • louse an insect of the order Psocodea

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"păduche." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/p%C4%83duche. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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păduche. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/p%C4%83duche

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"păduche." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/p%C4%83duche.

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@misc{pa_duche_2026,
  title = {păduche},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/p%C4%83duche},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}