repunxó

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian raponzo, from Medieval Latin rāpuntium, from rāpunculus, diminutive of rāpum (“turnip”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [rə.puɲˈʃu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [rə.puɲˈʃo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [re.puɲˈt͡ʃo]

Noun

repunxó m (plural repunxons)

1. (usually in the plural) rampion (Campanula rapunculus)

   Synonyms: campaneta de blats, nap bord

Further reading

• “repunxó”, 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