burete

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin bōlētus, probably through an intermediate Vulgar Latin root *boletis. Ultimately from Ancient Greek βωλίτης (bōlítēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [buˈrete]

• Audio:

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Noun

burete m (plural bureți)

1. sponge (cleaning item)
2. sponge (sea creature)
3. a species of mushroom

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	burete	buretele		bureți	bureții
genitive-dative	burete	buretelui		bureți	bureților
vocative	burete			bureților

Synonyms

• (sea animal) spongie
• (mushroom): ciupercă

Derived terms

• buretieră (a small object containing a sponge used to moisten stamps before they are applied)
• buretos (spongey)

Related terms

• spongios (spongey)
• spongită