jumară
Romanian
Alternative forms
- jumarcă
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly from Bulgarian жумерки (žumerki) or German Schmarren.
Noun
jumară f (plural jumări)
- (chiefly in the plural) edible leftovers of bacon that was used to produce lard
- (in the plural) meal prepared by frying eggs in grease
- Synonyms: (Transylvania) papară, (Moldavia (region)) scrob
- (figurative, derogatory) weak man
- (regional) mamaliga with whey cooked in melted butter
- (regional) a dish prepared by frying a mixture of cornflour, milk and eggs
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | jumară | jumara | jumări | jumările | |
| genitive-dative | jumări | jumării | jumări | jumărilor | |