cãrlej

Aromanian

Etymology

Borrowed from South Slavic, compare Bulgarian къ́рлеж (kǎ́rlež), Macedonian крлеж (krlež).

Noun

cãrlej m

1. tick (insect)

   Synonyms: cãpushi／cãpushe, cãcimor

References

• Cunia, Tiberius (2010) “cãpushi¹ § cãrlej”, in Dictsiunar a Limbãljei Armãneascã (in Aromanian), Constanța: Editura Cartea Aromãnã, page 259b