mătură

Etymology
. Possibly from (compare 🇨🇬, Meglenitic, Istro-Romanian ), from  (compare 🇨🇬), from   (compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬). Another theory suggests possibly a substratum word, akin to 🇨🇬. More likely ultimately based on, possibly through a root , and perhaps influenced by. Another possibility is the Latin changing genders in transitioning to Romanian, resulting in a, with plural leading to the singular mătură through false analogy. Has several near-cognates in Southern Italian dialects. Compare also 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) broom