verdolaga
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish verdolaga.
Noun
verdolaga (plural verdolagas)
Translations
common purslane — see common purslane
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Mozarabic *bardiláqa, from Latin portulāca, with influence from verd.
Pronunciation
Noun
verdolaga f (plural verdolagues)
Further reading
- “verdolaga” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Mozarabic *berdiláqaš, from Latin portulāca, with influence from Spanish verde and Mozarabic *yiláqa. Doublet of badulaque.
Pronunciation
Noun
verdolaga f (plural verdolagas)
- common purslane, a plant of species Portulaca oleracea
Derived terms
Further reading
- “verdolaga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10