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torvisco

Spanish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Hispanic Late Latin turbiscus, idem, attested by Isidore of Seville; from Vulgar Latin *turbiscāre, from Latin turbāre (“to disturb”).[1] Compare Portuguese trovisco, Galician trobisco.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /toɾˈbisko/ [t̪oɾˈβ̞is.ko]
  • Rhymes: -isko
  • Syllabification: tor‧vis‧co

Noun edit

torvisco m (plural torviscos)

  1. (botany) flax-leaved daphne (Daphne gnidium)
    Synonym: matagallina

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References edit

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading edit

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