majdanoz

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • magdanoz, mandanoz, majdanos, magdanos

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish معدنوز (maydanoz), from Arabic مَعْدُونِس (maʕdūnis), from Byzantine Greek μακεδονήσιον (makedonḗsion, “parsley”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [majdaˈnɔz]

Noun

majdanoz m (definite majdanozi)

  1. (botany) parsley (Petroselinum crispum)

References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017), “majdanoz”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, pages 928-929

Further reading

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