verdulaga

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Old Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From an Andalusian Arabic alteration of Latin portulāca.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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verdulaga f (plural verdulagas)

  1. purslane
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 63r:
      Et ſi la muelen ⁊ la mezclan cõ çumo de uerdulagas. ⁊ lauan la boca cõ ella. Sana las llagas que ſe y fazen ⁊ podrecen […]
      And if they grind it and mix it with an extract of purslane and they wash the mouth with it, it heals the wounds that form there and rot […]

Descendants

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  • Spanish: verdolaga