paradella

Catalan

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from a Vulgar Latin *palathella, a metathesised diminutive of Latin lapathum (“a kind of sorrel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pə.ɾəˈðe.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [pa.ɾaˈðe.ʎa]

Noun

paradella f (plural paradelles)

1. dock (plant of the genus Rumex)

Derived terms

• paradella alpina
• paradella conglomerada
• paradella crespa
• paradella de canyissar
• paradella mollerosa
• paradella palustre

 

Further reading

• “paradella” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “paradella” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.