beshtë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bělъ (“white”) + -shtë. Compare Serbo-Croatian bel and Macedonian бел (bel).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɛːʃt/

Noun

beshtë f (indefinite plural beshta, definite singular beshta, definite plural beshtat)

  1. (botany) poison hemlock (Conium maculatum)

Synonyms
  • kuskutë

References
  1. Topalli, Kolec (2017), “beshtë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 197
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