cascall

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَشْخَاش (ḵašḵāš, “poppy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəsˈkaʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kasˈkaʎ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

cascall m (plural cascalls)

1. opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)

   Synonym: pintacoques

Derived terms

• cascall banyut
• cascall marí

See also

• rosella

Further reading

• “cascall” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.