eixorba-rates negre

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of eixorba (“to blind”) +‎ rates (“rats”), along with negre (“black”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əˌʃɔr.bəˈra.təz ˈnɛ.ɣɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əˌʃɔr.bəˈra.təz ˈnə.ɣɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ejˌʃɔɾ.baˈra.tez ˈne.ɣɾe]

Noun

eixorba-rates negre m (plural eixorba-rates negres)

1. Balearic milkvetch (Astragalus balearicus)

   Synonyms: coixinet de monja, eriçó, gatovell, gatovell de monja, socarrella, socorrela

Further reading

• “eixorba-rates”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “eixorba-rates” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.