dardhë

From Proto-Albanian *dardā, deverbative of *darda (“to spill, pour”) whence modern derdh, compare Proto-Slavic *kruša (“pear”) for such semantic development.

dardhë f (plural dardha, definite dardha, definite plural dardhat)

1. pear, pear tree (Pyrus communis)

• dardhë elbje, dardhë elbore (“bergamot orange”) (Citrus aurantium subsp. bergamia ⇒ Citrus limon)
• dardhë gomari (“large variety of pear”)
• dardhë gramje (“summer-ripening pear with elongated fruit”)
• dardhë gjembje (“prickly pear”) (Opuntia ficus-indica)
• dardhë leshje (“late-ripening pear with large fuzzy fruit”)

• dardhëz, dardhishtë, dardhukël