aubespin

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Vulgar Latin *albispīna, from Latin albus (white) + spina (thorn). Cognate with French aubépine, Italian albaspina, Franco-Provençal arbèpin, Occitan albespin.

Pronunciation

Provençal: /ɔwbesˈpĩᵑ/

Noun

aubespin m (plural aubespins)

(Provençal, Vivaro-Alpine) hawthorn, whitethorn, a plant in the genus Crateagus

Dialectal variants

albespine (Languedocien)

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