jumară

Romanian

Alternative forms

• jumarcă

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from Bulgarian жумерки (žumerki) or German Schmarren.

Noun

jumară f (plural jumări)

1. (chiefly in the plural) edible leftovers of bacon that was used to produce lard
2. (in the plural) meal prepared by frying eggs in grease

   Synonyms: (Transylvania) papară, (Moldavia (region)) scrob

3. (figurative, derogatory) weak man
4. (regional) mamaliga with whey cooked in melted butter
5. (regional) a dish prepared by frying a mixture of cornflour, milk and eggs

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	jumară	jumara		jumări	jumările
genitive-dative	jumări	jumării		jumări	jumărilor
vocative	—			—