madreselva

Galician

Madreselva, chuchamel, cabrafolla

Etymology

From madre +‎ selva.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [maðɾeˈsɛlβɐ]

Noun

madreselva f (plural madreselvas)

1. honeysuckle, woodbine

   Synonyms: cadrifollo, chuchamel, sugamel

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “madreselva”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “madreselva”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “madreselva”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Etymology

From madre +‎ selva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌma.dreˈsel.va/
• Rhymes: -elva
• Hyphenation: ma‧dre‧sél‧va

Noun

madreselva f (plural madreselve)

1. honeysuckle, woodbine

Spanish

Etymology

From madre +‎ selva.

Noun

madreselva f (plural madreselvas)

1. honeysuckle, woodbine

Further reading

• “madreselva”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014