marfollo

Galician

Etymology 1

From Latin malum folium ("bad leaf"). Compare maravalla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɾˈfoʎo̝̝/

Noun

marfollo m (plural marfollos)

1. (botany) wrack, seaweed

   Synonym: verdello

2. (botany) weed
3. (botany) unwanted leaves or shoots

   Synonym: ladrón

Derived terms

• amarfallar
• amarfallada
• esmarfallar

References

• “marfollo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “marfollo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “marfollo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Etymology 2

Verb

marfollo

1. first-person singular present indicative of marfollar