cantroxo
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Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Attested since circa 1750. Related to Spanish cantueso, perhaps from a Vulgar Latin *chamaetusius, from Ancient Greek χαμαί (khamaí, “on the earth, ground”) θύος (thúos, “burnt offering”), meaning "incense of the earth"[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cantroxo m (plural cantroxos)
- a lavender (Lavandula stoechas)
- Synonym: arzaia
References[edit]
- “cantroxo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “cantroxo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “cantroxo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos