spân

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spân

/spɨn/

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek σπανός (spanós), possibly through a Vulgar Latin intermediate *spanus. Compare Aromanian spãn. Compare also Calabrian and Sicilian spanu, which may have been come directly from Greek.

adjective spână · spâni · spâne · spân

masculine, neuter hairless, glabrous
masculine, neuter unable to grow facial hair

Similar: glabru

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adjective

Similar: glabru

In English

glabrous bald, hairless — see also bald, hairless

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"spân." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/sp%C3%A2n.

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@misc{spa_n_2026,
  title = {spân},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/sp%C3%A2n},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}