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Albanian
Etymology
From earlier pjepënë, either from Latin pepō, peponem through Vulgar Latin *pepinem[1] or directly from Ancient Greek πέπων (pépōn, “ripe”).[2] Compare also Romanian pepene, Aromanian piponj, peapini.
Pronunciation
Noun
pjepër m (plural pjepra, definite pjepri, definite plural pjeprat)
- cantaloupe (Cucumis melo)
- cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “pjepër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 330
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “pjepër”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1157