këlbazë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *kalbatiā, a derivative of kalb, + feminine -zë suffix. For sense development, compare shkëlbazë. Compare Romanian gălbează.[1]

Noun

këlbazë f (plural këlbaza, definite këlbaza, definite plural këlbazat)

  1. catarrh, mucus, phlegm, slime
    Pështyu plot këlbazë.
    He/she spat out a lot of phlegm.

Derived terms

References
  1. Topalli, K. (2017) “këlbazë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 742
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