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Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bělъ (“white”) + -shtë. Compare Serbo-Croatian bel and Macedonian бел (bel).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
beshtë f (plural beshta, definite beshta, definite plural beshtat) (botany, regional)
- dodder (Cuscuta)
- Synonyms: helmëz, kuskutë, kukutë
- dwarf elder (Sambucus ebulus)
- Synonyms: qingël, shpendër, vuzhë
References
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “beshtë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 197