Albanian
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Etymology
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From bark (“belly”) + -alec.[1]
Adjective
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barkalec (feminine barkalece)
- (derogatory) fat, big-bellied
- Synonyms: barkmadh, barkaliq, barkashor
barkalec m
- (derogatory) fat-ass
- Synonyms: barkmadh, barkaliq, barkashor
References
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- ^ Newmark, L., Hubbard, P., Prifti, P. (1982) Standard Albanian: a reference grammar for students, Stanford University Press, →ISBN, § 3.4.1 D, page 173
Further reading
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- “barkalec”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1] (in Albanian), 1980
- “barkalec”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006