espernallac

Catalan

Etymology

Perhaps from earlier *esprenalla, dissimilated form of Vulgar Latin *splenalia, from Ancient Greek σπλήν (splḗn, “spleen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.pər.nəˈʎak]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [es.peɾ.naˈʎak]

Noun

espernallac m (plural espernallacs)

1. lavender cotton (Santolina chamaecyparissus)

   Synonym: camamilla groga

Further reading

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