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praz

/ˈpraz/

Rhymes with -az

Where it comes from

A Slavic borrowing which displaced the inherited (now uncommon) term por / pur. Praz is derived from either Old Church Slavonic празъ (prazŭ), Bulgarian праз (praz) or possibly directly from late Medieval Greek πράσον (práson), also Aromanian prash); compare also phonetic development of s > z in ovăz). Unlikely from a Vulgar Latin *prasum, (from Ancient Greek) due to the presence of the inherited term.

noun praji · praz · prazul · prajii

masculine leek (vegetable)
Similar: por, pur

In English

leek vegetable

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX

@misc{praz_2026,
  title = {praz},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/praz},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}