verzë

See also: verze

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *wardjā, from Proto-Indo-European *u̯orHd-i/o (“frog”). Compare Lithuanian var̂de, Armenian գորտ (gort)).

Noun

verzë f (plural verza, definite verza, definite plural verzat)

1. (ichthyology) fish gill
2. (agriculture) mouldboard

   Synonym: vesh

3. (agriculture) triangular yoke around a pig's neck to block it from squeezing through narrow spaces