chuchamel

Galician

Chuchamel ("honeysuckle")

Chuchamel ("deadnettle")

Alternative forms

• chupamel, sugamel

Etymology

Chuchar (“to suck”) +‎ mel (“honey”). Compare English honeysuckle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃut͡ʃaˈmɛl/

Noun

chuchamel m (plural chuchameles)

1. honeysuckle (Lonicera)

   Synonyms: cadrifollo, herba salgueira, madreselva

2. deadnettle (Lamium maculatum)

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chuchamel”, 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), “chuchamel”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chuchamel”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN