bukël

Albanian

Alternative forms

buklëz

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *buklā, derivative of *buk- ‘lush, lusty’, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoHu- ‘to grow, swell’. More at bukur ‘nice’. For sense development, compare Latin lascivia ‘mink’, from lascivus ‘wanton’.

Noun

bukël f (indefinite plural bukla, definite singular bukla)

least weasel (Mustela nivalis)
curly lock of hair
edible mushroom with sweet reddish flesh

Synonyms

weasel: bishtafurkë, larakuqe, nuselalë

Hyponyms

bukël e dedit ‘fiatolon, pomfret’ (Stromateus fiatola)

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