scorbură
Romanian
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin scrobis through a Vulgar Latin form *scorbis after metathesis. The final result in Romanian may be explained through a root *scorbula or through a lost Romanian word *scorb and it's plural scorburi. Compare Aromanian scrob, cf. Italian scroba.
Noun
scorbură f (plural scorburi)
- a hollow (sunken area in something solid, such as in the trunk of a tree)
- hole, cavity
- cave
Synonyms
- (hollow): scobitură, adâncitură
- (hole): gaură, groapă, cavitate
- (cave): peșteră