obriülls
Catalan
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editCalque of Latin aperī oculōs (“open the eyes”), from aperiō (“to open”) and oculus (“eye”), a warning cry shouted when entering an area strewn with caltrops.
Pronunciation
editPronunciation
editNoun
editobriülls m (invariable)
- (historical) caltrop (weapon)
- Synonyms: llavor d'espinac, queixals de vella
- (in the plural) red starthistle (Centaurea calcitrapa)
- Synonyms: cagatripa, card vermell, floravia
- (in the plural) puncture vine or caltrop (Tribulus terrestris)
- Synonyms: punxarodes, tríbol
Further reading
edit- “obriülls” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.