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Greek
Etymology
Ultimately from Serbo-Croatian drȕga / дру̏га, from Proto-Slavic *drǫgъ (“bar, pole”), most likely via Albanian drugë.
Noun
δρούγα • (droúga) f (dialectal, Epirus)
- distaff, spindle, bobbin
- Synonyms: ηλακάτη (ilakáti), άτρακτος (átraktos)
References
- Aravantinós, P. (1909) “δροῦγα”, in Ἠπειρωτικὸν γλωσσάριον [Ēpeirōtikòn glōssárion, Glossary of Epirus] (in Katharevousa), page 38
- Papahagi, T. (1974) “drúgă”, in Dicționarul dialectului aromân, general și etimologic, 2nd edition (overall work in Romanian and French), Bucharest, page 502