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