See also: fustán

Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Byzantine Greek φουστάνιν (phoustánin). Alternatively, from Italian fustagno or Venetan fustagno (fustian).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fustan m (plural fustane, definite fustani)

  1. dress (women's item of clothing)
  2. fustanella
    Synonym: fustanellë
  3. (figurative, colloquial) female. woman or girl
    Synonyms: grua, vajzë
  4. (regional) skirt (of a woman)
    Synonym: fund

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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