llenega

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ʎəˈne̞.ɣə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ʎəˈnə.ɣə]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [ʎəˈnɛ.ɣə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ʎeˈne.ɣa]

Etymology 1

From llenegar (“to slide”), from the viscousness of their stems and caps.

Noun

llenega f (plural llenegues)

1. any mushroom of the genus Hygrophorus

   Synonyms: bavosa, mocosa

Derived terms

• llenega de muntanya
• llenega d'or
• llenega negra

Related terms

• llenegall

Further reading

• “llenega”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Etymology 2

Verb

llenega

1. inflection of llenegar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative