skanus
Pronunciation: [skɐˈnʊs]
“skanus” is a Lithuanian word. Its meaning in English:
adjective
Etymology
From Proto-Baltic *skan-; cognate with Latvian skans (“sour”) and possibly Old Prussian stanulonx (“red-flowered scallion known for its pungent taste”), the latter which is probably a mistranscription or other such corruption of an unattested *scanulonx. Further origin unclear; the word may be derived from the same paradigm as ski̇̀nti (“to pluck, pick (fruit, herbs, etc.)”), but the semantic…
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