salsifí

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French salsifis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [səl.siˈfi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [sal.siˈfi]

Noun

salsifí m (plural salsifís)

1. salsify (the root of the oyster plant (Tragopogon porrifolius) or the black salsify (Pseudopodospermum hispanicum, syn. Scorzonera hispanica) when eaten as a vegetable)

Further reading

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /salsiˈfi/ [sal.siˈfi]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: sal‧si‧fí

Noun

salsifí m (plural salsifís or salsifíes)

1. oyster plant

Further reading

• “salsifí”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10