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prâsni

Pronunciation: /prɨsnʲ/

“prâsni” is a Romanian word. Its 11 meanings in English:

noun

  1. drops sprayed or splashed

verb

  1. to spray with drops
  2. to snort, sneer
  3. to hiss and spit
  4. synonym of strănuta (“sneeze”)
  5. synonym of sforăi (“snore”)
  6. synonym of scârțâi (“creak”)
  7. to rustle
  8. to crackle in flames
  9. to whirr
  10. to scorn, spurn

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian prsnuti or Bulgarian пръсна (prăsna). Compare Russian прыскать (pryskatʹ). The noun is denominated from the verb. Doublet of împroșca. First attested in 1830.

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