bisnaga

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English

Etymology

From Spanish biznaga.

Noun

bisnaga (countable and uncountable, plural bisnagas)

  1. A plant in the celery family (Visnaga daucoides, syn. Ammi visnaga) grown for its seeds, which have been used as an herbal medicine.

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish biznaga, from Andalusian Arabic بِسْنَاج (bisnāj), بِسْتِنَاجَة (bistināja), from Latin pastināca (“parsnip, carrot”). Doublet of pastanaga.

Pronunciation

Noun

bisnaga f (plural bisnagues)

  1. toothpickweed (Visnaga daucoides)

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish biznaga, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic بِسْنَاج (bisnāj), بِسْتِنَاجَة (bistināja), بِشْتِْنَاجَة (bištināja), بِشْتِنَاقَة (bištināqa, “parsnip”), from Latin pastināca (“parsnip, carrot”). Doublet of pastinaca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biˈzna.ɡa/
  • Rhymes: -aɡa
  • Hyphenation: bi‧snà‧ga

Noun

bisnaga f (plural bisnaghe)

  1. toothpickweed (Ammi visnaga)

Further reading

  • bisnaga in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, borrowed from the same Andalusian Arabic source as Spanish biznaga (“toothpickweed”) passed from Latin pastināca (“parsnip”).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: bis‧na‧ga

Noun

bisnaga f (plural bisnagas)

  1. toothpickweed, khella (Visnaga daucoides syn. Ammi visnaga)
  2. squirt gun
  3. tube (often containing paste-like substances)
    Synonym: tubo
  4. (Brazil) refers to some types of bread, especially French bread
    Synonym: cacete
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