nofull

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Albanian

Etymology

From Latin in offulā, from offula (small bit); compare Neapolitan gnuòffele, guòffole (jawbone).[1][2]

Noun

nofull f (plural nofulla, definite nofulla, definite plural nofullat)

  1. (anatomy) jaw, jawbone
  2. clamp

Derived terms

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References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel, Albanian Etymological Dictionary (Leiden: Brill, 1998), 301.
  2. ^ Guillaume Bonnet, Les mots latins de l’albanais (Paris: L’Harmattan, 1998), 383:4.