brândușă

== Romanian == === Alternative forms === brîndușă — 1953–1993 spelling === Etymology === Unknown. Cognate to Serbo-Croatian brnduša, Bulgarian Брендушка (Brenduška), Ukrainian Брендушка (Brenduška), Ukrainian бриндуша (brynduša), which may be borrowings from Romanian. The form may indicate an ancient origin rather than a recent loan. === Noun === brândușă f (plural brândușe) crocus (plant of genus Crocus) ==== Declension ====