piemn

• pielm, chielm, chilmă

Probably from Latin pegma, from Ancient Greek πῆγμα (pêgma, “anything fastened or joined together; anything congealed”). The Romanian word's meaning seems to be more closely derived from the more abstract original Greek sense, as the Latin sense refers more to a specific object like a bookcase or fixture made of boards. Cf. also Spanish pelmazo.

piemn n (plural piemnuri)

1. (regional) a thick flour made from grain, mixed with cornflour, or used to fry meat with

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