بقولة

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic, from the root ب ق ل (b-q-l). Related to بَقْل (baql, “vegetables, green plants, herbs”). Compare Andalusian Arabic رييس البقول (rayīs el-buqūl, “spinach”), Maltese bqajla (“spinach”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baq.quː.la/

Noun

بقولة • (baqqūla) f (collective)

1. spinach