herba cidreira

Galician

herba cidreira (Melissa officinalis)

Etymology

From herba (“grass”) + cidreira (“citron”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈɛɾβa̝ θiˈðɾejɾa̝/
• (western) IPA^(key): /ˈɛɾβa̝ siˈðɾejɾa̝/

Noun

herba cidreira f (plural herbas cidreiras)

1. (botany) lemon balm (a herb, Melissa officinalis)

   Synonyms: cidreira, herba abelleira

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cidreira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega