Albanian edit

Etymology edit

From gërbë; related to Lithuanian garbùlis (lock of hair). More at gërbë.[1]

Noun edit

gërbulë f (plural gërbula, definite gërbula, definite plural gërbulat)

  1. (pathology) leprosy
    Synonym: lebër
  2. (colloquial) nonsense, poppycock

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References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gërbulë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 113