verdulaga
Old Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From an Andalusian Arabic alteration of Latin portulāca.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
verdulaga f (plural verdulagas)
- purslane
- c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 63r:
- Et ſi la muelen ⁊ la mezclan cõ çumo de uerdulagas. ⁊ lauan la boca cõ ella. Sana las llagas que ſe y fazen ⁊ podrecen […]
- And if they grind it and mix it with an extract of purslane and they wash the mouth with it, it heals the wounds that form there and rot […]
Descendants edit
- Spanish: verdolaga