peligorgë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• pelëgorkë — dialectal

Etymology

Compare Romanian prigorie (“bee-eater”). Likely contaminated by gorgë (“cave, pit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peliˈɡoɾɡə/
• Rhymes: -oɾɡə

Noun

peligorgë f (plural peligorga)

1. bee-eater (Merops apiaster)

   Synonym: bregcë

References

• “peligórg/ë,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 1396a
• Dhora, Dhimitër (2008) Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë latinisht–shqip–anglisht (in Albanian), →ISBN, page 81
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “pelë […] -gorkë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 359a