llobacarda

Catalan

Alternative forms

• lloba-carda, cardalloba

Etymology

Perhaps from Medieval Latin lupi cardua (literally “wolf's thistle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ʎu.βəˈkar.də]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ʎo.bəˈkar.də]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ʎo.baˈkaɾ.ða]

Noun

llobacarda f (plural llobacardes)

1. spear thistle

   Synonym: lloba

Further reading

• “llobacarda” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “llobacarda” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.