Etymology

doina

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Today it means: A kind of Romanian folk song, often of lament, which has also been adopted into klezmer (Ashkenazi Jewish) music. Full definition →

Romanian doină
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  1. Romanian · borrowed fromdoină
  2. English todaydoina

Borrowed from Romanian doină.

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