mëlçi

Albanian

Alternative forms

• mbëlçi

Etymology

Ultimately from Italian milza or its variant, Italian milcia, with -ía suffix.

Noun

mëlçi f (plural mëlçi, definite mëlçia, definite plural mëlçitë)

1. (anatomy) liver

   Synonym: hepar

2. innards

Synonyms

• shpretka (“liver”) (Tosk)
• shpnetka (“liver”) (Gheg)
• shnetka (“liver”) (archaic) (used in Kosovo and North Macedonia)

Hyponyms

• mëlçi e bardhë (“lung”)
• mëlçi e zezë (“liver”)