kallëz

Albanian

Etymology

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

Noun

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

• kallëzoj
• kallëzore

 

Further reading

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