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"Panacot"
"Panacot"

Author(s): Rodica Zafiu
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Fundaţia România literară
Keywords: jargon words in Romanian language; linguistic innovations in the Romanian language;

Summary/Abstract: Rodica Zafiu deals with the various meanings and forms of the jargon word "panacot". As a noun it means altogether a wallet pick pocket, robbery, a crowd, the verb “a panacota” means to steal. The noun forms "panacotar"," panacotist" formed by adding the suffixes "ar" and "ist" refers mainly to “human agents”.

  • Issue Year: 2001
  • Issue No: 27
  • Page Range: 10
  • Page Count: 1
  • Language: Romanian