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buk|a|to'r I§ n 1 person who feeds the grain sheaves into the threshing machine 2 measuring vessel that holds enough flour to make a single loaf of bread II§ adj (of soil) with a large yield of grain: highly productive Bukenva'ld nm Buchenwald bu'kë IV§ nf 1 bread 2 loaf of bread 3 grain from which flour is made; a year's harvest; a year's production of grain 4 kernel of grain; meaty/fleshy part of a fruit or vegetable, pith; pulp 5 food 6 meal (breakfast, lunch, dinner) 7 [Fig] useful/valuable content, worthwhile value at the core 8 [Fig] necessities of life, a living, livelihood 9 [Fig] employment, job; place of employment 10 [Fig] essential material in an industry 11 something in the shape of a round loaf V§ np 1 loaves 2 [Colloq Fig] years (of age) • bukë arëzash hornet's nest, hive of wasps • bukë blete round honeycomb • bukë derri [Bot] autumn-blooming herbaceous perennial with ovate leaves and rose-colored flowers that grows in the underbrush • bukë dheu clump of soil clinging to roots • (me) bukë e pa bukë sometimes full and sometimes hungry • bukë e ftohtë stale bread • bukë gruri wheat bread • bukë kalojeri red-topped sage Salvia viridis • buka e kripa the most essential things • bukë e lashtë sourdough bread