harrok

Albanian

Etymology

From *harr, from Proto-Albanian *skara, from Proto-Indo-European *sker- (compare Lithuanian skėrỹs (“ram”), Russian скоро (skoro, “quickly”), Ancient Greek σκαίρω (skaírō, “to hop, dance”)).

Noun

harrok m (plural harrokë)

1. (regional) uncastrated he-goat used for breeding

Synonyms

• përçitës, përçak, cjap

Further reading

• Newmark, Leonard (1999), “harrok”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎^[1]