gorricë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Proto-Slavic *gorьnica.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡɔˈrit͡sə/
  • Rhymes: -it͡sə
  • Hyphenation: go‧rrí‧cë

Noun

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gorricë f (plural gorrica, definite gorrica, definite plural gorricat)

  1. (botany) wild pear
    Synonyms: dardhukël, dardhishtë
  2. (figurative, in the plural) nonsense, drivel, gibberish, drool
    Synonyms: pallavra, dokërr, gjepur (in the plural)
  3. (figurative, colloquial, adjective) immature, childish, callow
    Synonyms: i papjekur, axhami

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gorricë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 120

Further reading

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  • “gorricë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe[1] (in Albanian), 1980
  • gorricë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2006