maravalla
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Pampillo or maravalla
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin *barbalia,[1] or perhaps from Latin millefolia (“a thousand leaves”). Compare marfollo.
Pronunciation
Noun
maravalla f (plural maravallas)
- (botany) pot marigold (Calendula officinalis)
- (botany) wild lettuce (Lactuca virosa)
- (also collective) any herb or weed used to feed animals
- (figurative) mishmash
Derived terms
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “maravalla”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “maravalla”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “amaravallar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- “maravalla”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024