alverxón

Galician

alverxón

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin ervilia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alβ̞eɾˈʃoŋ/

Noun

alverxón m (plural alverxóns)

1. (botany) carob (Ceratonia siliqua, a tree of the Mediterranean region)

   Synonym: alfarrobeira

References

• “alverxón” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.