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)

  1. a wooden bucket used to get water from a well
  2. a vessel, jug, receptacle

See also
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