Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Blend of Venetian pansa (belly, paunch) and Old Venetian *splenza (spleen) (modern spiénza, spiènsa, spiénxa). Other forms reflect a secondary interpretation of plënc as a deverbative in -ës.[1]

Noun

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plëndës m (plural plëndësa, definite plëndësi, definite plural plëndësat)

  1. rumen
  2. tripe
  3. belly, paunch
    Synonyms: bark, mullë
  4. (colloquial, derogatory) fatty
    Synonym: barkalec

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “plëndës ~ plandës”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 333