apagallums
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Verb-object compound, composed of apaga (“to snuff, to extinguish”) + llums (“lights”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
apagallums m (invariable)
- candle snuffer
- (Christianity) sacristan, sexton
- Synonym: sagristà
- obscurantist
- Synonym: obscurantista
- parasol mushroom
- false salsify (Scorzonera laciniata)
- Synonyms: barballa, cuixabarba
- London rocket (Sisymbrium irio)
Further reading edit
- “apagallums” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.