atzavara

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الصَّبَّارَة (aṣ-ṣabbāra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.d͡zəˈβa.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.d͡zəˈva.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [a.d͡zaˈva.ɾa]

Noun

atzavara f (plural atzavares)

1. agave
2. in particular, the maguey (Agave americana)

   Synonyms: donarda, pitera

Derived terms

• atzavara vera

Further reading

• “atzavara” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.