panxhar
Albanian edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish پانجار (pancar, “beetroot”), from Armenian բանջար (banǰar, “edible greens, vegetable”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
panxhar m (definite panxhari)
- beetroot (Beta vulgaris)
- Synonym: rrepë
- sugar beet
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “panxhar”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1102