salenca

Catalan

Alternative forms

• salanca

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *sl̥H-ik- (“willow”), making it akin to sàlic, salze, saule, and sarga, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [saˈleŋ.ka]

Noun

salenca f (plural salenques)

1. a willow of small size, particularly:
   1. purple willow (Salix purpurea)

      Synonyms: saulic, sàlic

   2. goat willow (Salix caprea)

      Synonym: gatsaule

Derived terms

• salenca retusa

Further reading

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