tërshërë
The English word 'oats' is tërshërë in Albanian.
tërshërë refers to the seeds of an oat plant.
Meaning: seeds of an oat plant (noun)
Did you know?
- The word tërshërë may be a distant relative of the Old Italian word tremeste, which describes a cereal that requires exactly three months to ripen.
- Unlike in English, where 'oatmeal' is a common compound word, Albanian uses tërshërë to describe both the raw seed and the food made from it.
- The roots of tërshërë are tied to the Gheg dialect, the northern variety of Albanian, before becoming standard across the country.
Examples in context
- A ka tërshërë në këtë dyqan?Is there oats in this shop?
- Përdor tërshërë për të bërë këtë gatim.Use oats to make this dish.
Example conversation
Tea and Dritan are planning their breakfast.
- TeaDritan, a duam të gatuajmë tërshërë?Dritan, do we want to cook oats?
- DritanPo, tingëllon mirë, Tea.Yes, that sounds good, Tea.
- TeaA kemi mjaftueshëm tërshërë?Do we have enough oats?
- DritanPo, kemi një paketë të re.Yes, we have a new package.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry tërshërë, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries tërshërë, CC BY-SA 4.0.
