cufar

See also: cufăr

Albanian

Etymology

From shtupë +‎ -ar, via an intermediate *stupë.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡suˈfaɾ/

Noun

cufár m (plural cufarë, definite cufari, definite plural cufarët)

  1. (Arbëresh, Molise) bottle cork
    Synonym: tapë

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987), “cufar”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, page 60
  2. ^ Lambertz, Maximilian (1925), Italo-albanische Dialektstudien (Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Sprachforschung auf dem Gebiete der Indogermanischen Sprachen)‎[1], volume 53, Berlin-Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, →OCLC, page 302