Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish بالیوس (balyos),[1] ultimately from Venetian bailo (title of a Venetian ambassador); reflecting in the sea-monster meaning a negative attitude towards Venetocracy in Albania.

Noun

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bajloz m (plural bajlozë, definite bajlozi, definite plural bajlozët)

  1. (historical) ambassador, especially of Venice
  2. a sea monster in Albanian mythology that exacts requisitions

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References

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  1. ^ Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “bajloz”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 59