bruguera

Catalan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *brūcāria or Medieval Latin brūgāria (“heath”), a derivative of Late Latin *brūcus (“heather”), from Gaulish *brūcos, from Proto-Celtic *wroikos. Equivalent to bruc +‎ -era.

Cognate to Occitan bruguièra, French bruyère, Norman brüethe, Lombard brughera, and Italian brughiera.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /bɾuˈɡe.ɾə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /bɾuˈɡe.ɾa/
Rhymes: -eɾa
Hyphenation: bru‧gue‧ra

Noun

bruguera f (plural brugueres)

heath

Derived terms

bruguerar
bruguerola

Further reading

“bruguera”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023

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