bálago

Spanish

Etymology

A Hispano-Celtic word, from Celtiberian *bálago-, *bálaco-, from or cognate with Gaulish *balano-, from Proto-Celtic *banatlo- (“broom plant”).

Noun

bálago (m)

  1. straw, especially straw of cereals left after the grain is removed
  2. Spanish broom

Further reading
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