alverxón

Galician

alverxón

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin ervilia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alβ̞eɾˈʃoŋ/

Noun

alverxón m (plural alverxóns)

1. (botany) carob (Ceratonia siliqua, a tree of the Mediterranean region)

   Synonym: alfarrobeira

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “alverxón”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega