alforfón

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Augmentative of Galician alforfa (“forage”). See alfalfa.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /alfoɾˈfon/ [al.foɾˈfõn]
Audio (Venezuela): (file)
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: al‧for‧fón

Noun[edit]

alforfón m (uncountable)

buckwheat
Synonym: trigo sarraceno

Further reading[edit]

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

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