ciutură
Romanian
Alternative forms
- citură (archaic, rare)
Etymology
From a Vulgar Latin root *cytola, from a derivative of Ancient Greek ϰάτυλος (kátulos, “seashell”), or perhaps from an alteration of Latin cotyla (“unit of capacity”), from Ancient Greek κοτυλος (kotulos, “pan”); compare Italian ciotola.
Noun
ciutură f (plural ciuturi)
- a wooden bucket used to get water from a well
- a vessel, jug, receptacle
See also
- găleată
- vas
- fântână
- puț