kalivare

Albanian

Etymology

From kali- (expressive prefix) +‎ var (“to hang”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaliˈvaɾe/
• Rhymes: -aɾe
• Hyphenation: ka‧li‧vá‧re

Noun

kalivare f (plural kalivare, definite kalivarja, definite plural kalivaret)

1. plank of wood used to hang strings of corn, tobacco, etc.
2. strings of corn, tobacco hung for drying
3. something suspended from above, substance that flows down from above, tricking down
4. (also adverb) stream

   Synonym: rrëkajë

Further reading

• “kalivare”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• “kalivare”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006