cheag

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • chiag (dated)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin root *clagum, from metathesis of Latin coāgulum (cf. the contracted Late Latin form quaglum, found in some manuscripts). A late Romance form was borrowed into Ukrainian ґляґ (gljag), dialectal Russian гляк (gljak), гляканка (gljakanka).

Doublet of coagul, a borrowing.

Noun

cheag n (plural cheaguri)

  1. clot
  2. rennet
  3. savings, funds

Derived terms

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