arrë kokosi
The English word "coconut" is translated into Albanian as arrë kokosi.
arrë kokosi refers to the fruit of the coco palm.
Meaning: fruit of coco palm (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of arrë (nut) and kokosi (of the coconut palm).
How does it change in a sentence?
The word arrë is a feminine noun, and kokosi is the genitive singular form of kokos (coconut palm).
Did you know?
- The Albanian arrë shares a distant linguistic ancestor with the Latvian word riẽksts.
- In Albanian, many fruits with hard shells are categorized under arrë, meaning the language defines these fruits by their shell rather than their botanical type.
- While arrë kokosi is the full name, the borrowed word kokos is frequently used alone in casual speech to mean the fruit.
Examples in context
- A kemi arrë kokosi në shtëpi?Do we have coconut at home?
- Ky krem përmban vaj arrë kokosi.This cream contains coconut oil.
Example conversation
Majlinda and Alban are shopping for ingredients at a market.
- MajlindaAlban, a blen një arrë kokosi?Alban, can you buy a coconut?
- AlbanPo, ku mund ta gjej?Yes, where can I find it?
- MajlindaËshtë pranë frutave tropikale.It is near the tropical fruits.
- AlbanMirë, po e marr tani.Fine, I am getting it now.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries arrë, CC BY-SA 4.0.
