morote
Galician
morotes
Alternative forms
- amarote, amorote
Etymology
Uncertain. Given the related forms morango, morodo, morogo and the cognates, Portuguese morango and Asturian meruéndano, then probably from a substrate language *morotanu.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [amoˈɾotɪ]
Noun
morote m (plural morotes)
- wild strawberry (the fruit)
- strawberry tree berry
- bay laurel berry
- Synonym: lorbaga
Related terms
- moroteira
References
- “morote” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “morote” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “morote” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “arándano”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
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