Etymology

Arbëresh

Today it means: The form of the Albanian language spoken by the Arbëreshë people in southern Italy. Full definition →

Albanian arbëresh
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  1. Albanian · borrowed fromarbëresh
  2. English todayArbëresh

Borrowed from Albanian arbëresh, a rhotic variant of arbënesh (“Albanian”), from Arbën (“Albanian”) + -esh (ablative suffix).

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