Ceaușescu

== English == === Alternative forms === Ceausescu === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tʃaʊˈʃɛs.kuː/, (by assimilation) /-ˈtʃɛs-/ (General American) IPA(key): /tʃaʊˈʃɛs.ku/, (by assimilation) /-ˈtʃɛs-/ Rhymes: -ɛskuː === Proper noun === Ceaușescu (plural Ceaușescus) A surname in Romanian. Nicolae Ceaușescu, leader of Romania from 1965 to 1989. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Romanian == === Etymology === From ceauș (“usher, courier”) +‎ -escu (a common surname ending). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃauˈʃes.ku/ Rhymes: -esku === Proper noun === Ceaușescu m (genitive/dative lui Ceaușescu) a surname Nicolae Ceaușescu, leader of Romania from 1965 to 1989.