kallëz

Albanian

Etymology

From kall (“straw; *ear of grain”) +‎ -ëz.

Noun

kallëz f (plural kallëza)

  1. husk of grain
  2. awn
    Synonym: halë
  3. ear of grain
    Synonym: kalli
  4. grain left behind after the main harvest which has to be gleaned (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
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