dudë

See also: dude and dudé

Albanian

Etymology 1

Either an onomatopoeia or from Proto-Albanian *dudā, from Proto-Indo-European *dheu (“to reel, dissipate, blow”). Compare Old Frisian dud (“anesthetization”), Old Norse doðna (“become insensitive”), Old English dydrian (“deceive”), dydring (“yolk”).

Noun

dudë m

1. gum

Related terms

• dudësh
• dënjë
• duf

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish طوت (dut).

Noun

dudë f

1. ripe blackberry