cloron

Welsh

Cloron Ullucus tuberosus ar werth yn ne Periw

Etymology

From clôr (“truffles, earthnuts, pignuts”) +‎ -on, under the influence of such words as moron (“carrots”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈklɔrɔn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkloːrɔn/, /ˈklɔrɔn/
• Rhymes: -ɔrɔn

Noun

cloron f (collective, singulative cloronen or cloren)

1. tuber
2. (obsolete) potato

   Synonyms: tato, tatws

Derived terms

• cloron Ffrengig (“black truffles, Tuber melanosporum”)
• cloron y moch (“summer truffles, Tuber aestivum”)

Related terms

• clora (“to hunt for truffles”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cloron	gloron	nghloron	chloron
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cloron”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies