țărână

Romanian

Alternative forms
  • țărînă (old orthography)

Etymology

From țară + -ână or Vulgar Latin terrīna, ultimately from terra (cf. the adjective terrēnus (“of the earth”); compare French terrine). Compare Ukrainian царина (caryna).

Noun

țărână f (plural țărâne)

  1. tilled land, field under cultivation
  2. the top layer of the Earth's crust
  3. the remnants of a dead body in the ground, such as bones, dust, ashes, etc

See also
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