curea

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin corrigia. Compare Aromanian curauã.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈre̯a/

• Audio:

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Noun

curea f (plural curele)

1. belt (clothing)

   Synonyms: brâu, centură, cingătoare, cordon

2. belt (to transfer motion in a machine)
3. (obsolete, regional) a unit of length equivalent to 16 feet

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	curea	cureaua		curele	curelele
genitive-dative	curele	curelei		curele	curelelor
vocative	curea			curelelor

Derived terms

• curelar

See also

• colan
• chingă