carnabaza

Galician

carnabaza ("caraway")

Alternative forms

• canabrazo, carnavaza, carnibá

Etymology

Unknown. Attested since circa 1750. Perhaps from a substrate language, like cabaza and carpaza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑɾnaˈβaθɐ]

Noun

carnabaza f (plural carnabazas)

1. caraway (Carum carvi)

   Synonyms: carvea, herba doce

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “carnabaza”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “carnabaza”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “canabrazo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN