abrótega

Galician
Abróteas or abrótegas

Alternative forms
  • abrótea, abriota, abroita, abrota, abrótiga

Etymology

From abrótea, with epenthetic /ɣ/.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈβɾɔte̝ɣa̝/

Noun

abrótega f (plural abrótegas)

  1. white asphodel (Asphodelus albus)
    • 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé (ed.), Rufus, Jordanus: Tratado de Albeitaria. Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 141:
      E Nota que o poo dos collos das abroteas ual mays que todos llos outros, et dos ditos poos deuen vsar nos llugarres neruossos et jntrincados de veas et darterias
      Take note that the powder of the rhizomes of the asphodels has more value than all the rest, and that these powders should be used in places that are nervous and entangled with veins and arteries
  2. Its dry stalk, once used as a torch
    Synonyms: agucio, gamón

Derived terms
  • collón de abrótega
  • abrotal

References
  • “abrot” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “abrotega” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “abrótega” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “abrótega” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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