cigró

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Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cicerōnem, derived from Latin cicer.

Pronunciation

Noun

cigró m (plural cigrons)

  1. chickpea
    • 1956, Joan Sales, Incerta glòria:
      ¿I la tia Olegària? Dels ullets vermells i lleganyosos queien unes llàgrimes com cigrons.
      And Aunt Olegària? From her little red and rheumy eyes fell tears like chickpeas.
  2. bolete (mushroom of the genus Boletus or a closely-related genus in the family Boletaceae)
    Synonyms: cep, sureny

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