crak

See also: č*rák

Albanian

Etymology

Verbal expansion of the root car- with suffix -ak. Related to acar, carac, carangth, etc. Used mostly in Lurë region.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sɾak/

Verb

crak (aorist craka, participle crakur)

  1. (regional) to pierce, to sting
    Synonyms: shpoj, ther, thumboj
    kur të zë gjarbni e crakim venin me gjilpān, për me i dāl vneriwhen get bitten by a serpent we pierce the wound with a needle so the venom comes out

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987), “crak”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, page 57

Spanish

Noun

crak m (plural craks)

  1. alternative spelling of crac
    • 2016 October 15, “"Me considero el mejor jugador del mundo": Cristiano Ronaldo”, in La Prensa[1]:
      Al crak luso del Real Madrid le consultaron sobre quién es el mejor jugador del mundo según su punto de vista por lo que no amagó a la hora de responder.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)