argelaga

Catalan

Alternative forms

• argelac, argilaga

Etymology

Probably from a a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia word reconstructed by Coromines as *aielaga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ər.ʒəˈla.ɣə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [aɾ.d͡ʒeˈla.ɣa]

Noun

argelaga f (plural argelagues)

1. scorpion broom (Genista scorpius)

   Synonyms: argelaga borda, argelaga de bosc, argelaga de marge, argelaga de muntanya

2. Echinospartum horridum

   Synonym: eriçó groc

3. small-flowered gorse (Ulex parviflorus)

   Synonym: gatosa

Derived terms

• argelaga de bosc
• argelaga menuda
• argelaga nana
• argelaga negra
• argelaga pilosa
• argelagar
• argelagó
• argelagós
• Argelaguer
• argelaguera

 

Further reading

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