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degetar

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

noun

  1. thimble
  2. foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)

In Romanian

  1. căpăcel din metal sau din material plastic, care se poartă, la cusut, pe degetul cu care se împinge acul pentru a-l feri de înțepături.
  2. (bot.) (Digitalis) plantă erbacee veninoasă, cu frunze acoperite cu peri moi, cu flori mari, galbene sau roșii-purpurii; degetariță, degețel.

Etymology

From deget + -ar or from Late Latin digitāle, from Latin digitālis. Doublet of digital, which is borrowed from French. Compare Aromanian dzidzitar.

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