pjepër

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Albanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From earlier pjepënë, either from Latin pepō, peponem through Vulgar Latin *pepinem[1] or directly from Ancient Greek πέπων (pépōn, ripe).[2] Compare also Romanian pepene, Aromanian piponj, peapini.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

pjepër m (plural pjepra, definite pjepri, definite plural pjeprat)

  1. cantaloupe (Cucumis melo)
  2. cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “pjepër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 330
  2. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “pjepër”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1157