zarzamora

Spanish

Etymology

From zarza (“blackberry”) +‎ mora (“mulberry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θaɾθaˈmoɾa/ [θaɾ.θaˈmo.ɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /saɾsaˈmoɾa/ [saɾ.saˈmo.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -oɾa
• Syllabification: zar‧za‧mo‧ra

Noun

zarzamora f (plural zarzamoras)

1. blackberry (fruit of the blackberry bush)
2. blackberry bush; bramble

Related terms

• zarzaparilla f

 

Further reading

• “zarzamora”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16