Albanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin sirpe (sliphium), from Ancient Greek σίλφιον (sílphion).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sherp m (plural sherpa, definite sherpi, definite plural sherpat)

  1. celery (Apium graveolens)
  2. wild celery (Angelica archangelica)

References

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  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “sherp”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1409