haiduc

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English

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Noun

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haiduc (plural haiducs)

  1. Alternative spelling of hajduk

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حیدود (haydud, haydut), from Hungarian hajdú. Compare with Serbo-Croatian хајдук / hajduk and Bulgarian хайдук (hajduk).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hajˈduk/
  • Hyphenation: hai‧duc

Noun

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haiduc m (plural haiduci)

  1. a Robin Hood-like figure
  2. hajduk, a mercenary soldier; a brigand, highwayman, outlaw, especially one attacking or robbing rich nobles or foreign occupiers like the Ottomans

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