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abur

Pronunciation: /ˈa.bur/

“abur” is a Romanian word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. steam, vapor
  2. thin fog
  3. a gentle breeze

In Romanian

  1. pl. vapori de apă
  2. ceață rară
  3. fig. suflare ușoară (de vânt); boare
  4. fig. rar cantitate foarte mică

Etymology

Either from Old Albanian *abul (compare modern avull) or cognate to it as a substrate word; less likely from Latin albulus or an alteration of vapor.

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