galzeran

Catalan

Alternative forms

• galleran

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic خيزران (ḵayzarān), from Arabic خَيْزُرَان (ḵayzurān, “reed, cane”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡəl.zəˈɾan]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ɡal.zeˈɾan]

Noun

galzeran m (plural galzerans)

1. butcher's broom (a shrub of the genus Ruscus, especially Ruscus aculeatus)

   Synonym: cirerer de Betlem

Further reading

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