tamariu

Catalan

Alternative forms

• tamarell, tamarí, tamaril, tamarill, tamarisc, tamarit, tamariua, tamaró

Etymology

From Latin tamarīcem (“tamarisk”). Cognate of Spanish tamariz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [tə.məˈɾiw]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ta.maˈɾiw]
• Rhymes: -iw

Noun

tamariu m (plural tamarius)

1. a tamarisk, especially the French tamarisk (Tamarix gallica)

Synonyms

• (French tamarisk): tamariu gàl·lic, gatell (Urgell)

Further reading

• “tamariu” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.