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Albanian
Etymology
Allegedly from Proto-Albanian *batsā, from a root *bʰaḱ- shared with Ancient Greek φακός (phakós, “lentil”). See there for further connections.
Pronunciation
Noun
bathë f (plural bathë, definite batha, definite plural bathët)
- fava bean, broad bean (Vicia faba)
- (dialectal) bean
Derived terms
Further reading
- AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz – map 1378: “la fava” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
- Bardhi, F. (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 24: “faba — baξξa”