torvisco
Spanish
Alternative forms
- torrisco
Etymology
From Hispanic Late Latin turbiscus, idem, attested by Isidore of Seville; from Vulgar Latin *turbiscāre, from Latin turbō, turbāre (“I disturb”)[1]. Compare Portuguese trovisco, Galician trobisco.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /toɾˈbisko/ [t̪oɾˈβ̞is.ko]
- Rhymes: -isko
- Syllabification: tor‧vis‧co
Noun
torvisco m (plural torviscos)
- (botany) flax-leaved daphne (Daphne gnidium)
- Synonym: matagallina
Related terms
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “torvisco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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