herba doce

Galician

herba doce ("caraway")

Etymology

From herba (“weed”) doce (“sweet”). Compare Portuguese erva-doce (“fennel; anise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛɾβa ˈðoθɪ]

Noun

herba doce f (plural herbas doces)

1. (archaic) caraway (Carum carvi)

   Synonyms: carnabaza, carvea

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “doce”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega