წირანი

A relatively recent borrowing from Armenian ծիրան (ciran, “apricot”). Doublet of ჭერამი (č̣erami).

წირანი • (c̣irani)

1. (Tbilisi, Javakheti, Meskheti, Fereydan) a variety of apricot

   Hypernym: გარგარი (gargari)

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