portokall

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Albanian

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Either from Greek πορτοκάλι (portokáli) or from Ottoman Turkish پورتقال (portokal), both of which are in turn borrowed from Venetian portogało and ultimately derived from Portuguese Portugal.[1]

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

portokall m (plural portokaj, definite portokalli, definite plural portokajt)

  1. orange

Declension

[edit]

Derived terms

[edit]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “portokall”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1173