gírgola

Catalan

Etymology

Perhaps from New Latin *gyrgula, an alteration of Latin *eryngula influenced by girat (“twisted”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈʒir.ɡu.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈʒir.ɡo.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈd͡ʒiɾ.ɣo.la]

Noun

gírgola f (plural gírgoles)

1. oyster mushroom (any edible mushroom of the genus Pleurotus)

Derived terms

• gírgola d'olivera
• gírgola de castanyer
• gírgola de panical
• gírgola vermella

 

Further reading

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

Spanish

Noun

gírgola f (plural gírgolas)

1. oyster mushroom (common edible mushroom of the species Pleurotus ostreatus)

   Synonyms: champiñón ostra, pleuroto en forma de ostra