repalassa

Catalan

Etymology

From lleparassa via metathesis, and this in turn from llapassa, from Vulgar Latin *lappācea, from lappāceus, from lappa (“burdock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rə.pəˈla.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [re.paˈla.sa]

Noun

repalassa f (plural repalasses)

1. burdock

   Synonyms: llapassa, bardana

Derived terms

• repalassa borda
• repalassa petita

Further reading

• “repalassa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.