Kosov@

English

Etymology

Blend of Kosova (Albanian form) +‎ Kosovo (Slavic form), with the final a/o replaced with @, which resembles both letters. Compare similar usage of @ in Spanish.

Proper noun

Kosov@

1. (uncommon) Kosovo.
   • 2001, Antonia Young, Women Who Become Men: Albanian Sworn Virgins, page 62:

     near Prizren in Kosov@

   • 2006, Altin Ilirjani, Arolda Elbasani, Ridvan Peshkopia, Albanian Journal of Politics, page 63:

     At that time Shkoder was a centre of intellectual life whose writers interacted constantly with those of Prizren in Kosov@, than with the rest of Albania […]

Usage notes

• Used to avoid favoring either the Slavic or the Albanian form of the name.

Anagrams

• sovok, vooks