jaramago

jaramago

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaɾaˈmaɡo/ [xa.ɾaˈma.ɣ̞o]
• Rhymes: -aɡo
• Syllabification: ja‧ra‧ma‧go

Noun

jaramago m (plural jaramagos)

1. the vernacular name of a number of herbaceous plants, generally pertaining to the family Brassicaceae (with some exceptions), including:
   1. Amaranthus albus
   2. Armoracia rusticana
   3. Brassica nigra (balck mustard)
   4. Capsella bursa-pastoris
   5. Diplotaxis
   6. Eruca vesicaria
   7. Heliotropium europaeum
   8. Raphanus raphanistrum
   9. Sisymbrium officinale
   10. Sinapis alba

Further reading

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