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bucium

“bucium” is a Romanian word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. horn, trumpet, alphorn
  2. stump, trunk, bole, block, stock (of a tree)

In Romanian

  1. instrument muzical de suflat în forma unui tub tronconic foarte lung, făcut din coajă de tei, din lemn sau din metal și folosit în special de ciobani pentru chemări și semnale.
  2. (pop.) trunchi sau buștean (de arbore); (spec.) butuc de viță de vie.
  3. butuc (al roții carului).

Etymology

Inherited from Latin būcinum or būcina.

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