gërbulë

Albanian

Etymology

From gërbë; related to Lithuanian garbùlis (“lock of hair”). More at gërbë[1].

Noun

gërbulë f (indefinite plural gërbula, definite singular gërbula, definite plural gërbulat)

  1. (medicine) leprosy
  2. (colloquial) nonsense, poppycock

Synonyms
  • leprosy: lebër

References
  1. A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden 2000, p.113
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