canafrecha

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Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Perhaps from Latin canna fistula.[1] Cognate with Spanish cañaheja.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kanaˈfɾet͡ʃa̝/

Noun

canafrecha m (plural canafrechas)

  1. poison hemlock (Conium maculatum)
  2. giant fennel (Ferula communis)

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “caña”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos