paradella

Catalan

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from a Vulgar Latin *palathella, a metathesised diminutive of Latin lapathum (“a kind of sorrel”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pə.ɾəˈðe.ʎə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [pa.ɾaˈðe.ʎa]

Noun

paradella f (plural paradelles)

dock (plant of the genus Rumex)

Derived terms

paradella alpina
paradella conglomerada
paradella crespa
paradella de canyissar
paradella mollerosa
paradella palustre

Further reading

“paradella” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“paradella” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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