curcan

Romanian

Etymology

From curcă (“turkey hen”) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kurˈkan/
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Noun

curcan m (plural curcani, feminine equivalent curcă)

turkey (bird)
turkey-cock
(derogatory, archaic) policeman, cop, peeler, copper

Declension

Declension of curcan

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) curcan	curcanul	(niște) curcani	curcanii
genitive/dative	(unui) curcan	curcanului	(unor) curcani	curcanilor
vocative	curcanule		curcanilor

Derived terms

curcănaș
curcănărie
curcănie
moțul-curcanului
nasul-curcanului

Expressions

se umfla în pene ca un curcan

See also

References

curcan in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

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