saragatona

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish zaragatona, from Andalusian Arabic زَرْقَطُونَا (zarqaṭūnā), from Classical Syriac ܙܪܱܥ ܩܱܛܘܿܢܳܐ (zəraʿ qaṭṭōnā, “fleawort”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [sə.ɾə.ɣəˈto.nə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [sa.ɾa.ɣaˈto.na]

Noun

saragatona f (plural saragatones)

branched plantain (Plantago afra)
Synonym: herba pucera
black psyllium (seeds of the branched plantain used as a laxative)

Derived terms

saragatona d'arenal
saragatona de l'Índia
saragatona fina

See also

plantatge

Further reading

“saragatona”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“saragatona” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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