maravalla
Galician
Etymology
From Latin *barbalia,[1] or perhaps from Latin millefolia (“a thousand leaves”). Compare marfollo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maɾaˈβaʎa̝/
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
- amaravallar
- maravallada
References
- “maravalla” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “maravalla” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “amaravallar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- Mauricio Fuenzalida E. (2012), “Etimología del gallego maraballa”, in Verba, volume 40, ISSN 0210-377X, page 285-354.