verdolaga

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish verdolaga.

Noun

verdolaga (plural verdolagas)

1. Portulaca oleracea, common purslane.

Translations

common purslane — see common purslane

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Mozarabic *bardiláqa, from Latin portulāca, with influence from verd.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bər.duˈla.ɣə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [vər.doˈla.ɣə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [veɾ.ðoˈla.ɣa]

Noun

verdolaga f (plural verdolagues)

1. common purslane

Further reading

• “verdolaga” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Mozarabic *berdiláqaš, from Latin portulāca, with influence from Spanish verde and Mozarabic *yiláqa. Doublet of badulaque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beɾdoˈlaɡa/ [beɾ.ð̞oˈla.ɣ̞a]
• Rhymes: -aɡa
• Syllabification: ver‧do‧la‧ga

Noun

verdolaga f (plural verdolagas)

1. common purslane, a plant of species Portulaca oleracea

Derived terms

• verdolaga de Cuba
• verdolaga de playa
• verdolaga de puerco

 

Further reading

• “verdolaga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10