tomello

Catalan

Etymology

Ultimately from Vulgar Latin *thymellus, diminutive of Latin thymus, from Ancient Greek θύμος (thúmos). Borrowed into Catalan either from Spanish tomillo, with some kind of vowel adaptation, or more likely from Valencian Mozarabic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [toˈme.ʎo]

Noun

tomello m (plural tomellos)

1. (Valencia) thyme (plant or culinary herb)

   Synonym: farigola

References

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