verdulaga

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• uerdolaga

Etymology

From an Andalusian Arabic alteration of Latin portulāca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /βeɾduˈlaɡa/

Noun

verdulaga f (plural verdulagas)

1. purslane
   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 63r:

     Et ſi la muelen ⁊ la mezclan cõ çumo de uerdulagas. ⁊ lauan la boca cõ ella. Sana las llagas que ſe y fazen ⁊ podrecen […]

     And if they grind it and mix it with an extract of purslane and they wash the mouth with it, it heals the wounds that form there and rot […]

Descendants

• Spanish: verdolaga