Albanian edit

Etymology edit

From bark (belly) +‎ -alec.[1]

Adjective edit

barkalec (feminine barkalece)

  1. (derogatory) fat, big-bellied
    Synonyms: barkmadh, barkaliq, barkashor

Noun edit

barkalec m

  1. (derogatory) fat-ass
    Synonyms: barkmadh, barkaliq, barkashor

References edit

  1. ^ 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 edit

  • “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