gheb

Romanian

Alternative forms

gheabă, ghib

Etymology

From the form gheabă, from Vulgar Latin *glibba, through metathesis from *gibbla, contracted form of gibbula (word used by Vegetius), from Latin gibbus.

Noun

gheb n (plural gheburi)

hump, hunch
mound, knoll, hillock

Synonyms

(hump): cocoașă
(mound): movilă, delușor, colină, ridicătură

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