gushëkuq

== Albanian == === Alternative forms === gushakuq — dialectal gushkuq — northwestern Gheg, Shkodër === Etymology === From gushë (“neck, chin”) +‎ kuq (“red”), due to the characteristic red-orange tint of the bird's breast and face. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡuʃəˈkuc/ === Noun === gushëkuq m (plural gushëkuqë, definite gushëkuqi, definite plural gushëkuqët) robin (zoology) European robin (Erithacus rubecula) Synonyms: gushar, grykakuq, gushëspec, gjinokuq, cenakuq (archaic, derogatory) popular name for the gendarme during the reign of King Zog of Albania === Adjective === gushëkuq (feminine gushëkuqe) rednecked pëllumb gushëkuq ― rednecked pigeon === Further reading === FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980 “gushëkuq”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006 Mann, S. E. (1948), “gushakuq”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 139