mătrăgună

Romanian

Etymology

Probably ultimately from Ancient Greek μανδραγόρας (mandragóras). Compare the Albanian cognate matërgonë. It may have arrived via a Vulgar Latin intermediate root *mandragona. Compare Spanish martagón. Alternatively, and less likely, from a substratum or Dacian source.

Noun

mătrăgună f (plural mătrăgune)

  1. belladonna (the plant Atropa belladonna)

Synonyms
  • doamna-codrului
  • doamnă-mare
  • floarea-codrului
  • iarba-codrului

Derived terms
  • parcă i-a dat cineva mătrăgună (someone that looks crazy)

See also
  • mandragoră
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