saragatona

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish zaragatona, from Andalusian Arabic زَرْقَطُونَا (zarqaṭūnā), from Classical Syriac ܙܪܱܥ ܩܱܛܘܿܢܳܐ (zəraʿ qaṭṭōnā, “fleawort”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [sə.ɾə.ɣəˈto.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [sa.ɾa.ɣaˈto.na]

Noun

saragatona f (plural saragatones)

1. branched plantain (Plantago afra)

   Synonym: herba pucera

2. black psyllium (seeds of the branched plantain used as a laxative)

Derived terms

• saragatona d'arenal
• saragatona de l'Índia
• saragatona fina

See also

• plantatge

Further reading

• “saragatona”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “saragatona” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.