sherp

Albanian

Etymology

From Latin sirpe (“sliphium”), from Ancient Greek σίλφιον (sílphion).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʃɛɾp]

Noun

sherp m (definite singular sherpi)

  1. (botany) celery (Apium graveolens)
  2. (botany) wild celery (Angelica archangelica)

References
  1. Topalli, Kolec (2017), “sherp”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1409
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