bàlec

Catalan

Etymology

From Gaulish *balatno-, metathesised form of Proto-Celtic *banatlo-. Cognate with Spanish bálago.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈba.lək]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈba.lek]

Noun

bàlec m (plural bàlecs)

Pyrenean broom (Cytisus oromediterraneus)
thorny broom
Synonym: argelaga negra

Further reading

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

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