karficë

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Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek καρφίτσα (karfítsa).

Pronunciation

Noun

karficë f (plural karfica)

  1. pin; brooch
    Synonym: gjilpërë
    karficë për flokëthairpin
    karficë kravatetiepin
  2. pin (for sewing)
    Synonym: gjilpërë
  3. (dialectal) locket
    Synonym: medaljon
  4. (dialectal) spit
    Synonym: hell

References

  • “karfíc/ë,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 791ab
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “karficë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 186a