maravalla

Galician

Pampillo or maravalla

Etymology

From Latin *barbalia,[1] or perhaps from Latin millefolia (“a thousand leaves”). Compare marfollo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maɾaˈβaʎa̝/

Noun

maravalla f (plural maravallas)

(botany) pot marigold (Calendula officinalis)
(botany) wild lettuce (Lactuca virosa)
(also collective) any herb or weed used to feed animals
(figurative) mishmash

Derived terms

References

“maravalla” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“maravalla” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“amaravallar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Mauricio Fuenzalida E. (2012) “Etimología del gallego maraballa”, in Verba‎, volume 40, →ISSN, pages 285-354.

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