tăun

Română

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tăun

Where it comes from

From a Vulgar Latin root *tabōnem, from Latin tabānus. Alternatively, from the classical Latin form through alteration of an older Romanian intermediate form *tăûn; compare similar development in înăuntru. Cognate with Aromanian tãun, French taon.

noun tăuni · tăun · tăunul · tăunii

masculine horsefly, gadfly

In English

horsefly fly of the family Tabanidae

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"tăun." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/t%C4%83un. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

Chicago

"tăun." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/t%C4%83un.

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@misc{ta_un_2026,
  title = {tăun},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/t%C4%83un},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}