boudaña

Galician
Boudaña's root

Alternative forms
  • bechoco

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese boudanha (13th century, used once by Alfonso X), probably from a substrate language as many other medicinal or venomous herbs.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bowˈðaɲɐ]

Noun

boudaña f (plural boudañas)

  1. (botany) bryony (Bryonia dioica)
    Synonyms: nabo caíño, norza, saltasebes
  2. (botany) black bryony, lady's seal (Tammus communis)
    Synonyms: norza moura, uva de can

References
  • “boudan” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “boudaña” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “boudaña” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
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