tomello
Catalan
Etymology
Ultimately from Vulgar Latin *thymellus, diminutive of Latin thymus, from Ancient Greek θύμος (thúmos). Borrowed into Catalan either from Spanish tomillo, with some kind of vowel adaptation, or more likely from Valencian Mozarabic.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /toˈme.ʎo/
- (Central) IPA(key): /tuˈme.ʎu/
Noun
tomello m (plural tomellos)
- (Valencia) thyme (plant or culinary herb)
- Synonym: farigola
References
- “tomello”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “tomello” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.