barballa

Catalan

Etymology

From barba (“beard”) +‎ -alla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bərˈba.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [baɾˈba.ʎa]

Noun

barballa f (plural barballes)

1. cutleaf vipergrass (Scorzonera laciniata)

   Synonyms: apagallums, cuixabarba, pa de conill, escurçonera laciniada

2. buck's-horn plantain (Plantago coronopus)

   Synonym: cervina

Further reading

• “barballa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “barballa” in termcat, Centre de Terminologia, 2025.

Galician

Verb

barballa

1. inflection of barballar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative