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Where does “gingaș” come from?

gingaș (Romanian) comes from Hungarian dsingás, from Hungarian gyenge — weak; failing, weakness, defect, foible.

gingaș (Romanian): tender, delicate, ginger, soft, gentle

Definitions

  1. tender, delicate, ginger, soft, gentle

Ancestry of “gingaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariandsingás—
2Hungariangyengeweak; failing, weakness, defect, foible
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