strecura

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • străcura

Etymology

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

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Verb

a strecura (third-person singular present strecoară, past participle strecurat, third-person subjunctive strecoare) 1st conjugation

  1. (transitive) to strain, filter
  2. (reflexive) to slip by or past, steal away

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