boudaña

Galician

Boudaña's root

Alternative forms

• bechoco

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese boudanha (13th century, used once by Alfonso X), probably from a substrate language as many other medicinal or venomous herbs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bowˈðaɲɐ]

Noun

boudaña f (plural boudañas)

1. (botany) bryony (Bryonia dioica, Bryonia alba)

   Synonyms: nabo caíño, norza, saltasebes

2. (botany) black bryony, lady's seal (Tammus communis)

   Synonyms: norza moura, uva de can

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “boudan”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “boudaña”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “boudaña”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega