tragacant
Catalan
Alternative forms
- tragacanta
Etymology
Variant of tragacanta, a learned borrowing from Latin tragacantha, from Koine Greek τραγάκανθα (tragákantha, “tragacanth”). Doublet of adragant.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /tɾə.ɡəˈkant/
- (Central) IPA(key): /tɾə.ɡəˈkan/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /tɾa.ɡaˈkant/
Noun
tragacant m (plural tragacants)
- tragacanth (tree)
- tragacanth (gum)
Further reading
- “tragacant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.