alună

See also: aluna and alunã

Romanian

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin root *abellona, from Latin abellāna, from a city in Italy known as Abella or Avella. Compare Aromanian alunã, Occitan aulana, Portuguese avelã, Spanish avellana.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈlu.nə/
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Noun

alună f (plural alune)

  1. hazelnut
  2. (in some cases) peanut
  3. (slang) testicle

Usage notes

The standard meaning of this word is the hazelnut. (The tree itself is called fundici.) In some contexts it may refer to a peanut, as a shortening of alună de pământ or alună americană, also known as arahidă.

Declension
Declension of alună
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) alună aluna (niște) alune alunele
genitive/dative (unei) alune alunei (unor) alune alunelor
vocative alună, aluno alunelor

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