aubespin
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan, from Vulgar Latin *albispīna, from Latin albus (white) + spina (thorn). Cognate with French aubépine, Italian albaspina, Franco-Provençal arbèpin, Occitan albespin.
Pronunciation
Provençal: /ɔwbesˈpĩᵑ/
Noun
aubespin m (plural aubespins)
- (Provençal, Vivaro-Alpine) hawthorn, whitethorn, a plant in the genus Crateagus
Dialectal variants
- albespine (Languedocien)