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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic / Arabic كَرَاوِيَا (karāwiyā, “caraway”) (because viewed as a plant caraway and parsnip are similar, of the same subfamily, Apioideae).
Pronunciation
Noun
xirivia f (plural xirivies)
- parsnip
- Coordinate term: pastanaga
Derived terms
Further reading
- “xirivia” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “xirivia”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “xirivia” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
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