ghioc

Romanian

Alternative forms
  • ghioacă

Etymology

Probably from the feminine variant form ghioacă, from Vulgar Latin root *cloca, following metathesis and syncopation of Latin cochlea, or possibly related to găoace (“snail, egg, or nut shell”), from *gău (from Latin cavum) + suffix -oc.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ok

Noun

ghioc m (plural ghioci)

  1. the cowrie (marine mollusc), or its shell

See also
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