Romanian

Verb

usuc

1. first-person singular present tense form of usca.
2. first-person singular subjunctive form of usca.

Etymology 2

Uncertain. Possibly from the verb usca or alternatively from Latin sucus, contaminated with with the former. Another theory suggests a Ancient Greek root *οἴσυϰος ‎(*oísuϰos) < οἴσυπος ‎(oísupos).

Noun

usuc n ‎(plural usucuri)

1. (rare, regional) sebum, an oily substance covering the wool sheared from a sheep, which is then washed off
2. (rare, regional) the dirty water consisting of this washed out material

Related terms

• suc