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English
Noun
qeros
- plural of qero
Albanian
Etymology
From qere (“scalp ringworm”) + -os.
Pronunciation
Noun
qeros m (plural qerosë)
- person affected by scalp ringworm
- (derogatory) baldy, baldhead
- Synonym: tullac
- (folklore) A clever, sly boy afflicted by scalp ringworm, accompanied by the qosja.
- ear of grain with sparse kernels
Adjective
qeros (feminine qerose)
- affected by scalp ringworm
- (derogatory) bald
- Synonym: tullac
- with sparse kernels (of ears of grain)
Derived terms
References
- “qeros”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language] (in Albanian), 1980, page 1599a
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “qeros”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 415a
- Meyer, G. (1891) “ḱere”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 223