mështekër
Albanian
Alternative forms
- mështekën
Etymology
Borrowed from Vulgar Latin mastichinus (“gummy”) (compare Romanian mesteacăn (“birch”), Sicilian mastigona (“piney thistle”)), from Ancient Greek μαστίχινος (mastíkhinos), from μαστίχη (mastíkhē, “mastic”).
Noun
mështekër f (indefinite plural mështekra, definite singular mështekra, definite plural mështekrat)
- silver birch, European white birch (Betula pendula)
Synonyms
- baloshe