sherp

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin sirpe (“sliphium”), from Ancient Greek σίλφιον (sílphion).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʃɛɾp]

Noun

sherp m (plural sherpa, definite sherpi, definite plural sherpat)

  1. celery (Apium graveolens)
  2. wild celery (Angelica archangelica)

References
  1. Topalli, K. (2017) “sherp”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1409
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