escorzonera

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian scorzonera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /eskoɾθoˈneɾa/ [es.koɾ.θoˈne.ɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /eskoɾsoˈneɾa/ [es.koɾ.soˈne.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: es‧cor‧zo‧ne‧ra

Noun

escorzonera f (plural escorzoneras)

1. black salsify

Further reading

• “escorzonera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10