#dialect dictionary

• Small grocery shop — A regional or archaic diminutive associated with a small grocer's shop or a minor family business dealing in retail foodstuff and colonial goods; in certain local sub-dialects, the term also designated a traditional capacity measure, a rustic bowl or container utilized in the old days by merchants for portioning small goods sold in retail.
• Wild duck — Regional name or popular variant for 'bodârlău'; a species of wild water duck with shiny black feathers, speckled on the back with white dots. Figuratively and locally, the term can be used pejoratively to describe a clumsy, slow-moving man or someone with a waddling gait.
• The dear uncle — The articulated form of the regional noun 'bădic'; a popular term of politeness and high affection utilized especially in rural zones of Moldavia and Muntenia to denote an uncle, an older brother, or a brother-in-law. The term strengthens the kinship bond by adding a reverent nuance.
• Older brother — A vocative or unarticulated variant of the popular noun 'bădia' (bade); a rural term of high courtesy, respect, and emotional attachment used to denote an older brother, an elder man in the community, or a beloved partner. The word establishes a respectful distance combined with warm familiar closeness.
• The dear uncle — The articulated form of the regional noun 'bădiluc'; a popular term of politeness and high affection used in rural communities to address an uncle, an older brother, or a lover. The term strengthens the kinship bond or attachment by adding a reverent nuance.
• The dear older brother — The articulated form of the popular noun 'bădițic' or an intense affective variant for 'bădiță'; a diminutive appellative of high courtesy, respect, and deep endearment used in Romanian villages, mainly in Moldavia, to denote an older brother or a beloved man.
• The dear uncle — The articulated form of the regional noun 'bădiuc'; a popular term of politeness and high affection used in rural communities to address an uncle, an older brother, or a lover.