majdanoz

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • magdanoz, mandanoz, majdanos, magdanos

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish معدنوز‎ (maydanoz), from Arabic مَعْدُونِس‎‎‎ (maʿdūnis), from Ancient Greek μακεδονήσιον (makedonḗsion, “Macedonian herb”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [majdaˈnɔz]

Noun

majdanoz m (definite singular majdanozi)

  1. (botany) parsley (Petroselinum crispum)

References
  1. Topalli, Kolec (2017), “majdanoz”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 928-929
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