qingël

Albanian

Alternative forms

• (belt, girth): qengël, qingje
• (danewort): kingëlë, qëngjëlë

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin cingula (“strap, cinch”).

Noun

qingël f (plural qingla, definite qingla, definite plural qinglat)

1. saddle belt, girth
2. (botany) danewort, dwarf elder (Sambucus ebulus)

Synonyms

• (danewort): shpendër, beshtë, vuzhë