marreu

Catalan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin marrubium, probably via an earlier unattested *marrou.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [məˈrɛw]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [maˈrɛw]

Noun

marreu m (plural marreus)

1. (often plural) horehound, black horehound

Further reading

• “marreu” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “marreu” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [məˈrɛw]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [məˈrəw]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [maˈrew]

Verb

marreu

1. inflection of marrar:
   1. second-person plural present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person plural imperative