ababol

ababol

Aragonese

Noun

ababol m

1. a flower of the red poppy (Papaver rhoeas)
2. an absentminded person
3. simpleton

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Catalan

Alternative forms

• babol

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic حببورة‎ (ḥababawra) or حببورا‎ (ḥababawra), from Arabic حَبّ‎ (ḥabb, “seeds”) + an Arabized Latin papāver (“poppy”). [1]

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ə.bəˈbɔl/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /a.baˈbɔl/

Noun

ababol m (plural ababols)

1. The flower of the red poppy (Papaver rhoeas)

Synonyms

• rosella

Derived terms

• ababolera

References

1. Glosario etimológico de las palabras españolas, Leopoldo de Eguílaz y Yanguas, Imprenta de la Lealtad, [[w:Granada|]], 1888, p.4

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Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (ḥappapáwr[a]), from Latin papaver, influenced by Arabic هَابَب‎ (hābab, “seeds”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abaˈbol/ [a.β̞aˈβ̞ol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: a‧ba‧bol

Noun

ababol m (plural ababoles)

1. (Spain) the flower of the red poppy (Papaver rhoeas)

   Synonym: amapola

2. absentminded or simpleminded person
3. simpleton

Further reading

• “ababol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014