agruñeiro

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Galician

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agruños or abruños, fruits of the agruñeiro or abruñeiro

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin prūnus (plum tree), probably under the influence of Proto-Celtic *agrinyos (sloe).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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agruñeiro m (plural agruñeiros)

  1. Alternative form of abruñeiro: blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
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References

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  1. ^ Cf. Grzega, Joachim (2001) Romania Gallica Cisalpina etymologisch-geolinguistische Studien zu den oberitalienisch-rätoromanischen Keltizismen[1], Tübingen: M. Niemeyer, →ISBN, retrieved 26 August 2015, page 53. – via De Gruyter.
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 27-28.