bërcel

Albanian

Etymology

Possibly a suffixed formation from bardhë (“white”). Çabej suggests a borrowing from Macedonian пченица (pčenica).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəɾˈt͡sɛl/

Noun

bërcel m (plural bërcele, definite bërceli, definite plural bërcelet)

1. (botany) einkorn wheat (Triticum monococcum)

Synonyms

• tepë
• okër