strecura

Română

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strecura

Where it comes from

Probably from a Vulgar Latin root *extracōlāre or *transcōlāre, from Latin cōlāre (“filter, strain, purify”). Compare Aromanian stricor, stricurari. Less likely from s- + trece (“pass”), and with influence from verbs like spânzura, vântura, etc.

verb a strecura 1st conjugation · strecoară · strecurat · strecoare · a strecura · strecurând

transitive to strain, filter
reflexive to slip by or past, steal away

In English

slip to pass
filter to pass through a filter or to act as though passing through a filter
strain to separate solid from liquid
slink sneak about furtively
steal to move silently

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@misc{strecura_2026,
  title = {strecura},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/strecura},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}