apagallums
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Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb-object compound, composed of apaga (“to snuff, to extinguish”) + llums (“lights”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]apagallums m (invariable)
- candle snuffer
- (Christianity) sacristan, sexton
- Synonym: sagristà
- obscurantist
- Synonym: obscurantista
- parasol mushroom
- false salsify (Scorzonera laciniata)
- Synonyms: barballa, cuixabarba
- London rocket (Sisymbrium irio)
- smooth gold fleece (Urospermum dalechampii)
- Synonym: amargot
Further reading
[edit]- “apagallums” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.