văpaie

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văpaie

  • /vəˈpa.je/

Rhymes with -aje

Where it comes from

Unknown. Possibly from Albanian vapë (“hot weather”), from Old Italian vapa (“vapor”), from Latin vapor (“heat, hot air”), though the relationship between the words is uncertain. Another theory is that it is linked to a Vulgar Latin root *vapalia, from vapa. Compare Sicilian vampa.

noun văpăi · văpaie · văpaia · văpăile

  1. feminine, literary flame, blaze
  2. feminine, figuratively, literary passion

Similar: flacără, pară

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noun

Similar: flacără, pară

In English

  • flame visible part of fire

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"văpaie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/v%C4%83paie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

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"văpaie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/v%C4%83paie.

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@misc{va_paie_2026,
  title = {văpaie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/v%C4%83paie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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