bara a chaws y gwcw
Welsh
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “bread and cheese of the cuckoo”.
Noun
[edit]- wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella)
- Synonyms: suran y coed, bara a chaws y gog
- common sorrel (Rumex acetosa)
- Synonyms: suran y cŵn, bara a chaws y gog
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bara a chaws y gwcw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies