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Albanian
Etymology
From Macedonian босилок (bosilok), ultimately from Ancient Greek βασιλικόν (basilikón, “royal”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
borzilok m (plural borzilokë, definite borziloku, definite plural borzilokët)
- (botany) basil (Ocimum basilicum)
- Synonyms: sefërgjen, filzigen
References
- ^ Xhelal Ylli, Das slavische Lehngut im Albanischen, vol. 1: Lehnwörter (Munich: Otto Sagner, 1997), 36.
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “borzilok”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 237