galzeran

Catalan

Alternative forms

galleran

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic خيزران (ḵayzarān), from Arabic خَيْزُرَان (ḵayzurān, “reed, cane”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡəl.zəˈɾan]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ɡal.zeˈɾan]

Noun

galzeran m (plural galzerans)

butcher's broom (a shrub of the genus Ruscus, especially Ruscus aculeatus)
Synonym: cirerer de Betlem

Further reading

“galzeran” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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