кратуна
/[krɐˈtunɐ]/
Bulgariannoun
Definitions
- 1.gourd, cucurbit (plant of genus Lagenaria, within the Cucurbitaceae family)
- 2.nob, pate (derogatory word for head)
Synonyms & related words
Word family
- крату́нест
- крату́нков
Etymology
Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary presumes a borrowing from a Balkan Latin contamination of Latin cortīna (“couldron”) and lagūna (“narrow-necked vessel”). The later gives the scientific name of the genus.
Forms
- крату́наcanonical • feminine
- kratúnaromanization
- крату́нкаdiminutive
- крату́наindefinite • singular
- крату́ниindefinite • plural
- крату́натаdefinite • singular
- крату́нитеdefinite • plural
- карту́наalternative • dialectal
- крачу́наalternative • dialectal