bufalaga

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin pastināca; influenced in form by the verb bufar (“to blow”). Doublet of pastanaga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bu.fəˈla.ɣə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [bu.faˈla.ɣa]

Noun

bufalaga f (plural bufalagues)

1. A sparrowwort (shrub of the genus Thymelaea), especially the shaggy sparrowwort.
2. An airborne cinder.

Synonyms

• (shaggy sparrowwort): bufalaga hirsuta, palma marina, palmerina

Derived terms

• bufalaga baleàrica
• bufalaga hirsuta
• bufalaga nítida
• bufalaga tintòria
• bufalaga velutina

 

Further reading

• “bufalaga” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.