grangur

Romanian

Alternative forms

• gangur, grangor, grangure — popular

Etymology

Inherited from Latin galgulus, from galbulus, from galbus (“yellow”). Compare Aromanian gangur, Sicilian gàjulu (“golden oriole”), Spanish gálgulo and Albanian gargull.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡran.ɡur/

Noun

grangur m (plural granguri)

1. oriole (bird)

   Synonym: (regional) domnișor

2. (figuratively) hotshot, big gun, bigwig

   Synonym: ștab

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	grangur	grangurul		granguri	grangurii
genitive-dative	grangur	grangurului		granguri	grangurilor
vocative	grangurule			grangurilor

Related terms

• galben

Further reading

• grangur in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)