panxhar

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Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish پانجار (pancar, beetroot), from Armenian բանջար (banǰar, edible greens, vegetable).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

panxhar m (definite panxhari)

  1. beetroot (Beta vulgaris)
    Synonym: rrepë
  2. sugar beet

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “panxhar”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1102