zarzavagiu

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish زرزواتجی (zerzavatçı). Equivalent to zarzavat +‎ -giu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zar.za.vaˈd͡ʒiw/

Noun

zarzavagiu m (plural zarzavagii, feminine equivalent zarzavagioaică)

1. greengrocer

   Synonym: (regional, in Banat) sârvian

2. (slang) a sucker, fool, gull

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	zarzavagiu	zarzavagiul		zarzavagii	zarzavagiii
genitive-dative	zarzavagiu	zarzavagiului		zarzavagii	zarzavagiilor
vocative	zarzavagiule			zarzavagiilor

Related terms

• zarzavat

See also

• grădinar
• horticultor
• legumă

References

• zarzavagiu in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)