atzavara

Catalan

Etymology

From Arabic الصُّبَّارَة‎‎ (aṣ-ṣubbāra), singulative of صُبَّار‎ (ṣubbār, “cactus”).

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /ə.d͡zəˈva.ɾə/

(Central) IPA^(key): /ə.d͡zəˈba.ɾə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /a.d͡zaˈva.ɾa/

Noun

atzavara f (plural atzavares)

agave
In particular, the maguey (Agave americana)
Synonym: donarda

Further reading

“atzavara” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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