panxhar

Albanian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پانجار (pancar, “beetroot”), from Armenian բանջար (banǰar, “edible greens, vegetable”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [panˈd͡ʒaɾ]

Noun

panxhar m (definite panxhari)

  1. beetroot (Beta vulgaris)
    Synonym: rrepë
  2. sugar beet

Derived terms

  • panxharsheqeri

References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “panxhar”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1102
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