căluș

See also: calus, całus, Całus, cāļus, and Căluș

Romanian

Etymology 1

Probably from cal +‎ -uș.

Noun

căluș n (plural călușuri)

1. gag
2. easel
3. clothespeg

Declension

Declension of căluș

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	căluș	călușul		călușuri	călușurile
genitive-dative	căluș	călușului		călușuri	călușurilor
vocative	călușule			călușurilor

Etymology 2

Either from the above word or possibly from Vulgar Latin *collusium (“secret agreement, understanding”), from Latin collūsus < colludō.

Noun

căluș n (plural călușuri)

1. a ritual acrobatic dance performed by members of a Romanian secret fraternal society

Derived terms

• călușari