tamariu

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin tamarix (“tamarisk”). Cognate of Spanish tamariz.

Alternative forms

tamarell, tamarí, tamaril, tamarill, tamarisc, tamarit, tamariua, tamaró

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /tə.məˈɾiw/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ta.maˈɾiw/
Rhymes: -iw

Noun

tamariu m (plural tamarius)

A tamarisk, especially the French tamarisk (Tamarix gallica).

Synonyms

(French tamarisk): tamariu gàl·lic, gatell (Urgell)

Further reading

“tamariu” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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