buză

See also: buza, Buza, BuZa, buzá, buzã, Buză, and búza

Romanian

Etymology

Possibly from bot or Latin botum + suffix -ză, possibly influenced by bucă, or through a confusion of Latin basium and bucca (compare bosumflat). Other theories suggest a substratum origin; it is possibly related to Albanian buzë, and is possibly derived or borrowed from it. Compare also Aromanian budzã, Bulgarian буза (buza), Spanish bozo and Macedonian буза (buza).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.zə/

• Audio:

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Noun

buză f (plural buze)

1. lip
2. edge of scar
3. labia
4. edge
5. cut
6. ridge, top, peak

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	buză	buza		buze	buzele
genitive-dative	buze	buzei		buze	buzelor
vocative	buză, buzo			buzelor

Derived terms

• buza, buzat, buzău, buzăilă (var. buzilă), buzar, buziș, buzos, buzur, buzurin, răsbuzat.

Descendants

• Polish: buzia, buzatisch
• Greek: μπουσλάω (bousláo)