scorbură

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scorbură¹

Where it comes from

Ultimately from Latin scrobis through a Vulgar Latin form *scorbis after metathesis. The final result in Romanian may be explained through a root *scorbula or through a lost Romanian word *scorb and its plural scorburi. Compare Aromanian scrob, cf. Italian scroba.

noun scorburi · scorbură · scorbura · scorburile

  1. feminine a hollow (sunken area in something solid, such as in the trunk of a tree)

    Similar: scobitură, adâncitură

  2. feminine hole, cavity

    Similar: gaură, groapă, cavitate

  3. feminine cave

    Similar: peșteră

Scorbură²

Where it comes from

From scorbură.

proper noun lui Scorbură

  1. masculine a surname

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"scorbură." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/scorbur%C4%83. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{scorbura_2026,
  title = {scorbură},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/scorbur%C4%83},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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