Moș Crăciun

Romanian

Etymology

From moș (“old man”) + Crăciun (“Christmas”), literally “Old man Christmas”, or more loosely translated as “Grandfather Christmas”. Compare French Père Noël and English Father Christmas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmoʃ krəˈt͡ʃjun/, [ˌmo̞ʃ kɾəˈt͡ʃjun]

Proper noun

Moș Crăciun m (genitive/dative lui Moș Crăciun)

  1. Santa Claus
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