katoç

Albanian

Etymology

Akin to kaçkë (“walnut”).

Noun

katoç m (definite katoçi) (dialectal, Tirana)

  1. walnut (nut)
    Synonyms: arrë, kaçkë
  2. piece, head
    Synonym: kokërr
  3. The knot on a handkerchief in the children game torkë.
    Synonyms: torkë, turrë

Derived terms

  • katoçnoç

References

  • Edukata e Ré. Revistë pedagogjike (in Albanian), number 2, Tirana: Gutenberg, 1930, page 70a
  • Mann, S. E. (1948), “katoç”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 189a
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