A Moldavian or Wallachian peasant or villager; a member of the common rural people in historical Eastern Europe.
From Moldavian or Wallachian origin (related to Hungarian 'kunkefu'). The word refers to the common rural population of the principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia in what is now Romania, used particularly in historical and anthropological contexts.
The cungevoi were the backbone of medieval Eastern European societies—essentially peasant farmers, but they also developed their own strong cultural traditions, crafts, and customs that influenced the region for centuries.
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