espart

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin spartum (“esparto, Spanish broom”), from Ancient Greek σπάρτον (spárton, “rope, cable”).

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /əsˈpaɾt/

(Central) IPA^(key): /əsˈpart/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /esˈpaɾt/

Noun

espart m (uncountable)

esparto grass, halfah grass, needlegrass (Stipa tenacissima)

Derived terms

esparter
espart bord

Further reading

“espart” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“espart”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
“espart” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“espart” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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