dordolec
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Alternative forms
- dozhdole, dozhdolec, dobërdolë, dobërdole, dobedole
Etymology
From Macedonian додола (dodola, “rainmaker”) + -ec; variants blended with дожд (dožd, “rain”) and добар (dobar, “good, kind”).[1][2]
Noun
dordolec m (plural dordolecë, definite dordoleci, definite plural dordolecët)
- scarecrow
- (ethnology) boy wearing fern and hellebore leaves and sprinkled with water in a ceremony to attract rain
- (figurative) laughing stock
Synonyms
- (scarecrow): gogolesh, surrat, vovë
- (boy in rainmaking ceremony): peperunë
References
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