argelaga

Catalan

Alternative forms

argelac, argilaga

Etymology

Probably from a a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia word reconstructed by Coromines as *aielaga.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ər.ʒəˈla.ɣə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [aɾ.d͡ʒeˈla.ɣa]

Noun

argelaga f (plural argelagues)

scorpion broom (Genista scorpius)
Synonyms: argelaga borda, argelaga de bosc, argelaga de marge, argelaga de muntanya
Echinospartum horridum
Synonym: eriçó groc
small-flowered gorse (Ulex parviflorus)
Synonym: gatosa

Derived terms

argelaga de bosc
argelaga menuda
argelaga nana
argelaga negra
argelaga pilosa
argelagar
argelagó
argelagós
Argelaguer
argelaguera

Further reading

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

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