matafaluga
Catalan
Alternative forms
- batafaluga
Etymology
Alteration (influenced by mata (“shrub”)) of earlier batafaluga, from (a)batafalua, borrowed from Arabic الْحَبَّة الْحُلْوَة (al-ḥabba(t) al-ḥulwa, “the sweet grain”), from حَبَّة (ḥabba, “grain”) and حُلْو (ḥulw, “sweet”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /mə.tə.fəˈlu.ɡə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ma.ta.faˈlu.ɡa/
Noun
matafaluga f (plural matafalugues)
- anise (plant)
- Synonym: anís
Further reading
- “matafaluga” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.