See also: buke, büke, bùkě, and bǔkè

Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *bukā, from Latin bucca (mouth, mouthful), with a semantic development to 'food' through a Balkan source.[1]

Noun

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bukë f (plural bukë, definite buka, definite plural bukët)

  1. bread
  2. food
    Synonym: ushqim
    Synonym: gjellë

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “bukë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 39-40