thelë

Variant of felë.

thelë f (plural thela, definite thela, definite plural thelat)

1. slice, cut (e.g. of meat)

   thelë mishi ― cut of meat

   Thela e madhe të ngec në fyt.

   Don't bite off more than you can chew.

   (literally, “The big slice sticks in your throat.”)

2. segment (of a segmented fruit)

   thelë portokalli ― orange segment

3. (figurative, humorous) slice, portion (of a profit)

   mori thelën më të madhe ― he took the biggest slice

4. gash

• thelëmoj
• thelmë

• “thelë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006