gaforre

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek καβούρι (kavoúri, “crab”).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɡaˈfɔrɛ]

Noun

gaforre f (plural gaforre, definite gaforrja, definite plural gaforret)

crab
Synonyms: karavidhe, gërthje

References

Topalli, K. (2017) “gaforre”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 520

Further reading

Bardhi, F. (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 10: “cancer, gambaro — gaforreia”

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