ngallitës

Albanian

Etymology

From ngallit, from *ngall, from kall (“to stick out”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɡaˈɫitəs/

Noun

ngallítës m (plural ngallítës, definite ngallítësi, definite plural ngallítësit); feminine equivalent ngallítëse

  1. a pungent person, quipper, banterer, a caustic
    Synonyms: thumbues, gërgasës, ngacmues

Adjective

ngallitës (feminine ngallitëse)

  1. pungent, banterer, caustic, sarcastic
    Synonyms: thumbues, gërgasës, ngacmues, ironik

Further reading

  • “ngallitës”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
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