thelë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Variant of felë.

Noun

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thelë f (plural thela, definite thela, definite plural thelat)

  1. slice, cut (e.g. of meat)
    thelë mishicut of meat
    Thela e madhe të ngec në fyt.
    Don't bite off more than you can chew.
    (literally, “The big slice sticks in your throat.”)
  2. segment (of a segmented fruit)
    thelë portokalliorange segment
  3. (figurative, humorous) slice, portion (of a profit)
    mori thelën më të madhehe took the biggest slice
  4. gash

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • thelë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006