herniària

Catalan

Etymology

From the folk medical belief that it was effective in the treatment of hernias.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ər.niˈa.ɾi.ə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [eɾ.niˈa.ɾi.a]

Noun

herniària f (plural herniàries)

a rupturewort (plant of the genus Herniaria), particularly the smooth rupturewort

Hyponyms

trencapedra

Further reading

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

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