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

• “boudan” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “boudaña” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “boudaña” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.