grèvol

Catalan

Etymology

From earlier agrèvol, from Vulgar Latin *acrifolum, from Latin acrifolium, a variant of aquifolium (“pointy-leafed [plant], holly”).

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾɛ.vol/

(Central) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾɛ.bul/

Noun

grèvol m (plural grèvols)

A holly, particularly the common European holly (Ilex aquifolium).
A grouse, particularly the hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia).

Synonyms

(common holly) boix grèvol

Further reading

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

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