mbriak

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Calabrian Sicilian mbriacu, Neapolitan mbrejaco, compare Italian ubriaco, imbriaco.

Noun

mbriak m (definite mbriaku)

  1. (Calabria) drunkard
    Synonyms: pijanec, sarhosh, pijanik

References

  • Mann (1948), page 272: “mbriak”
  • Kamsi (2000), page 164ab: “mbriak-u”
  • Meyer (1891), page 266: “mbriák”
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