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Where does “bucusescu” come from?

bucusescu (Aromanian) comes from Aromanian bucã, from Latin bucca — the lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...

bucusescu (Aromanian): I swallow

Definitions

  1. I swallow

Ancestry of “bucusescu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aromanianbucãcheek; buttcheek; thigh, haunch
2Latinbuccathe lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...
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