badifokë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• badifogë, batifokë
• badifok m

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetian batifogo (“firestriker”), with a semantic shift from the firestriker to the pouch containing it.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /badiˈfokə/
• Rhymes: -okə

Noun

badifokë f (plural badifoka)

1. (archaic) skin pouch carrying flint and tinder (to light a fire), or tobacco
2. (regional) purse, wallet (carrying money)

   Synonyms: kuletë, qese

References

• Dashi, B. (2013) “batifogo”, in Italianismi nella lingua albanese (in Italian), Edizioni Nuova Cultura, →ISBN, page 93
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “badifogë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 16b
• Jungg, G. (1895) “badifogh”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 3*