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Meaning of bretk | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
ˈbɾetk

Definitions

  1. male equivalent of bretkosë (“frog”)
    Arbëresh, Arvanitika, Cham, dialectal, especially, form-of, masculine
  2. synonym of bretkosë e drurëve (Hyla arborea)
  3. suckling pig; greenhorn
  4. sacrum (when it hurts, esp. in set phrases)
  5. a disease of the mouth affecting cattle
  6. minced oath of dreq (“devil”)

Examples

“Ndè Κorniκ κjè ſceplaκa e Brettechiet.”

In July there was the invasion of the Frogs.

“Më dhëmb bretku.”

My sacrum hurts.

“Më ra bretku.”

I was very tired.

“Ç'bretkun ke?”

What the frog is wrong with you?

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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