kacafik

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Possibly from kaca- +‎ fik (“fig”).[1][2]

Noun

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kacafik m (plural kacafikë, definite kacafiku)

  1. bale of hay or straw held by three or four poles
    Near-synonym: mullar
  2. hut held by three poles for guards of vineyards, fields, etc.
  3. small and wretched house. hovel, shack
  4. hut (in general)
    Synonym: kasolle

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kacabu ~ kacabû”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 161
  2. ^ Krimpas, P. G. (2021) “On the Modern Greek Origin of the Albanian KACA-prefixoids”, in Porta Balkanica, →ISSN, page 6

Further reading

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