mështekër

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • mështekën

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin mastichinus (“gummy”) (compare Romanian mesteacăn (“birch”), Sicilian mastigona (“piney thistle”)), from Ancient Greek μαστίχινος (mastíkhinos), from μαστίχη (mastíkhē, “mastic”).

Noun

mështekër f (indefinite plural mështekra, definite singular mështekra, definite plural mështekrat)

  1. silver birch, European white birch (Betula pendula)

Synonyms
  • baloshe
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