ghioc
Romanian
Alternative forms
- ghioacă
Etymology
Probably from the feminine variant form ghioacă, from Vulgar Latin root *cloca, following metathesis and syncopation of Latin cochlea, or possibly related to găoace (“snail, egg, or nut shell”), from *gău (from Latin cavum) + suffix -oc.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ok
Noun
ghioc m (plural ghioci)
- the cowrie (marine mollusc), or its shell
Related terms
- dezghioca
- ghiocel
See also
- melc
- scoică