matafaluga
Appearance
Catalan
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Alteration (influenced by mata (“shrub”)) of earlier batafaluga, from (a)batafalua, borrowed from Arabic الْحَبَّةْ الْحُلْوَة (al-ḥabbat al-ḥulwa, “the sweet grain”), from حَبَّة (ḥabba, “grain”) and حُلْو (ḥulw, “sweet”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]matafaluga f (plural matafalugues)
Further reading
[edit]- “matafaluga” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.