gërbulë
Albanian
Etymology
From gërbë; related to Lithuanian garbùlis (“lock of hair”). More at gërbë.[1]
Noun
gërbulë f (plural gërbula, definite gërbula, definite plural gërbulat)
- (pathology) leprosy
- Synonym: lebër
- (colloquial) nonsense, poppycock
Related terms
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gërbulë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 113