Albanian edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Albanian *gargula; akin to Lithuanian gar̃galas (knot, knotted thread), gargõlas (lump, clump).

Adverb edit

gargull

  1. up to the brim, full to the brim, brimful
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Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin galgulus, from galbulus. Compare Romanian grangur, Spanish gálgulo.[1]

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Noun edit

gargull m (plural garguj, definite gargulli, definite plural gargujt)

  1. bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
    Synonyms: bregcë, gargë
  2. common starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
    Synonyms: shturë, cirlua

References edit

  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017), “gargull”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 529