salbă

Romanian

Etymology

Probably from Latin subalba. The presence of the meaning of a plant may also suggest an origin in Latin salvia, with the meaning changed as the tradition of peasant women making necklaces with the plant.

Noun

salbă f (plural salbe)

  1. necklace
  2. dewlap
  3. (salbă-moale) one of several plants in the genus Euonymus

Synonyms
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