púdol

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pūtidus (“stinking”), perhaps via a Vulgar Latin *pūtilus, *pūtulus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈpu.ðul]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈpu.ðol]

Noun

púdol m (plural púdols)

1. Alpine buckthorn (Rhamnus alpina)

   Synonyms: fic, figuera borda, vern de muntanya

2. turpentine tree

   Synonym: terebint

3. dwarf elder

   Synonym: évol

Derived terms

• púdol de roca
• púdol menut

Related terms

• llampúdol

Further reading

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