borzilok

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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)

  1. (botany) basil (Ocimum basilicum)
    Synonyms: sefërgjen, filzigen

References

  1. ^ Xhelal Ylli, Das slavische Lehngut im Albanischen, vol. 1: Lehnwörter (Munich: Otto Sagner, 1997), 36.
  2. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “borzilok”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 237