barbas de raposo
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Galician
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Li%C3%B1o_do_Cuco_%281153181931%29.jpg/220px-Li%C3%B1o_do_Cuco_%281153181931%29.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]Att. 18th century. Literally, “Fox beards”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]barbas de raposo f pl (plural only)
- (Botanics) dodder, hellweed (Cuscuta epithymum)
- Synonyms: liño do cuco, moudaña, sirgo da raposa
References
[edit]- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “barbas”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “barbas de raposo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN