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famen

“famen” is a Romanian word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. a castrated man, eunuch

In Romanian

  1. (înv.) bărbat castrat; (spec.) eunuc.
  2. (fig.) bărbat decăzut din punct de vedere moral.

Etymology

From the plural of famăn, from Vulgar Latin (homo) *feminus, from Latin femina. Compare Aromanian feamin. Compare Portuguese fêmeo, Old Occitan feme.

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