ababol

Aragonese

Noun

ababol m

1. a flower of the red poppy (Papaver rhoeas)
2. an absentminded person
3. simpleton

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Catalan

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic حببورة‎ (ḥababawra) or حببورا‎ (ḥababawra), from Arabic حَبّ‎ (ḥabb, “seeds”) + an Arabized Latin papāver (“poppy”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ə.bəˈbɔl/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /a.baˈbɔl/

Noun

ababol m (plural ababols)

1. The flower of the red poppy (Papaver rhoeas)

Synonyms

• rosella

Derived terms

• ababolera

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Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (ḥappapáwr[a]), from Latin papaver, influenced by Arabic هابب‎ (“seeds”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abaˈbol/, [aβaˈβol]

Noun

ababol m (plural ababoles)

1. (Spain) the flower of the red poppy (Papaver rhoeas)

   Synonym: amapola

2. absentminded or simpleminded person
3. simpleton

Further reading

• “ababol” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.