buglossa

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin būglōssa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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buglossa f (plural buglosses)

  1. Italian bugloss (Anchusa azurea)
    Synonyms: boleng, borratja borda, llengua bovina, llengua de vaca

Further reading

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Latin

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Etymology

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Ancient Greek βούγλωσσα (boúglōssa, literally ox tongue), from βοῦς (boûs, ox) + γλῶσσα (glôssa, tongue).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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būglōssa f (genitive būglōssae); first declension

  1. oxtongue, bugloss (plant)

Declension

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First-declension noun.

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Catalan: buglossa
  • French: buglosse

References

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  • buglossa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • buglossa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.