salsufragi

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin saxifragus (“stone-breaking”), from its habit of growing in clefts in rocks.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [səl.suˈfɾa.ʒi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [sal.suˈfɾa.d͡ʒi]

Noun

salsufragi m (plural salsufragis)

1. Silene saxifraga, a species of campion used as a medicinal herb

   Synonym: herba de la pedra

Further reading

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