karficë

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek καρφίτσα (karfítsa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɾˈfit͡sə/
• Rhymes: -it͡sə

Noun

karficë f (plural karfica)

1. pin; brooch

   Synonym: gjilpërë

   karficë për flokët ― hairpin

   karficë kravate ― tiepin

2. pin (for sewing)

   Synonym: gjilpërë

3. (dialectal) locket

   Synonym: medaljon

4. (dialectal) spit

   Synonym: hell

References

• “karfíc/ë,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 791ab
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “karficë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 186a