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malac

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

noun

  1. water buffalo calf
  2. big and sluggish man

In Romanian

  1. pui al bivoliței.
  2. epitet depreciativ pentru un om gras, greoi și leneș.

Etymology

Borrowed from Bulgarian малак (malak, “water buffalo calf”), from Ottoman Turkish معلق (malak, “water buffalo calf”), from Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft, gentle”).

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