bathë

See also: bathe, Bathe, and Bathé

Albanian

Etymology

Allegedly from Proto-Albanian *batsā, from a root *bʰaḱ- shared with Ancient Greek φακός (phakós, “lentil”). See there for further connections.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baːθ/

Noun

bathë f (indefinite plural bathë, definite singular batha, definite plural bathët)

  1. fava bean, broad bean (Vicia faba)
  2. (dialectal) bean

Derived terms
  • bathër, bathëz, bathishtë, bathje, bathore

Further reading
  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1378: “la fava” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
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