karkalec

Albanian

Etymology

From Bulgarian скакалец (skakalec, “grasshopper”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaɾkaˈlɛt͡s/

Noun

karkalec m (plural karkaleca, definite karkaleci, definite plural karkalecat)

  1. grasshopper, locust
  2. prawn

Descendants
  • → Greek: καρκαλέτσι (karkalétsi) (idiomatic)

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “karkalec”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 171
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