cancereixo

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Galician

capudre or cancereixo

Alternative forms

Etymology

Perhaps from *corno cereixo, "cherry cornel", from Latin cornus cerasius.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

cancereixo m (plural cancereixos)

  1. rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)
    Synonyms: capudre, sorbeira

References

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