Where does “mascaragiu” come from?

mascaragiu (Romanian) comes from Romanian măscară, from Ottoman Turkish مسقره.

mascaragiu (Romanian): buffoon

Definitions

  1. buffoon

Ancestry of “mascaragiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmăscarăobscene phrase
2Ottoman Turkishمسقره—
Every word from Ottoman Turkish مسقره →Every word from Romanian măscară →
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