țeapă

Romanian

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Albanian thep ‘peak, point’ or a substratum term cognate to it. Compare also Italian zeppa, inzeppare and also Slavic cĕpa.

Noun

țeapă f (plural țepi)

  1. stick
  2. spike
  3. thorn, prick, spine, splinter
  4. trick; cheat

Derived terms
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