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zmeu¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic змиꙗ (zmija), from Proto-Slavic *zmьja (“snake”). Compare Serbo-Croatian zmija and zmaj.

noun zmei · zmeu · zmeul · zmeii

  1. masculine evil giant in Romanian folk stories
  2. masculine dragon

    Similar: balaur, dragon

  3. figuratively, masculine courageous, fearless

noun zmeie · zmeu · zmeul · zmeiele

  1. neuter kite

Zmeu²

Where it comes from

From zmeu.

proper noun

  1. masculine a village in Lungani, Iași County, Romania

In English

  • dragon mythical creature
  • kite lightweight toy for flying

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@misc{zmeu_2026,
  title = {zmeu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/zmeu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}