matafaluga
Catalan edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Alteration (influenced by mata (“shrub”)) of earlier batafaluga, from (a)batafalua, borrowed from Arabic الْحَبَّةْ الْحُلْوَة (al-ḥabbat al-ḥulwa, “the sweet grain”), from حَبَّة (ḥabba, “grain”) and حُلْو (ḥulw, “sweet”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
matafaluga f (plural matafalugues)
Further reading edit
- “matafaluga” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.