porradell

Catalan

Etymology

Diminutive of porro (“leek”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pu.rəˈðeʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [po.rəˈðeʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [po.raˈðeʎ]

Noun

porradell m (plural porradells)

1. A common name for several species of allium, including:
   1. wild leek (Allium ampeloprasum)

      Synonyms: all porro, all de serp

   2. chive (Allium schoenoprasum)

      Synonym: cibulet

   3. sea garlic (Allium commutatum)
   4. many-flowered garlic (Allium polyanthum)
   5. round-headed leek (Allium rotundum)

      Synonym: all romà

Derived terms

• porradell de la Xina

Further reading

• “porradell” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “porradell”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024