pjepër

Albanian

Alternative forms

• pjepën — Gheg

Etymology

From earlier pjepënë, either from Latin pepō, peponem through Vulgar Latin *pepinem or directly from Ancient Greek πέπων (pépōn, “ripe”). Compare also Romanian pepene, Aromanian piponj, peapini.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjepəɾ/

Noun

pjepër m (plural pjepra, definite pjepri, definite plural pjeprat)

1. cantaloupe (Cucumis melo)
2. cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

Declension

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Further reading

• “pjepër”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980
• Newmark, L. (1999) “pjepër”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎^[2]