Albanian edit

Etymology edit

From kall (straw; *ear of grain) +‎ -ëz.

Noun edit

kallëz f (plural kallëza)

  1. husk of grain
  2. awn
    Synonym: halë
  3. ear of grain
    Synonym: kalli
  4. grain left behind after the main harvest which has to be gleaned (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • “kallëz”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980