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aulaga.

gorse (Ulex europaeus)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/auˈlaɡa/[au̯ˈla.ɣ̞a]
  1. gorse (Ulex europaeus)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Phono-semantic matching of Arabic جَوْلَق (jawlaq, “gorse, Ulex spp.”) based on the Romance substrate root *arg- related to thorns, compare Aragonese archelaga, archilaga, arxelaga, Catalan argelaga, argilaga, archilaga, French ajonc meaning Ulex, Medieval Latin argilāx, French argalou, Franco-Provençal argelas meaning the related Genista, and French argouse, Spanish arcosse, arcousse, Spanish árgoma, Occitan arnavés, arnives, Occitan arnavêou, argilac, Portuguese argaço, Asturian argaña, Leonese argaña, Spanish argaña, Old French argot → French ergot, Picard argaise, Spanish argaya, Galician argalla, Portuguese argalha, Galician argabazo, argubaxo, Portuguese argavaços, with various meanings related to thorny plants, and compare particularly Andalusian Arabic يُلَاقَة (yilā́qa), إِيلَاقُش (ʔilā́quš, “Calicotome”).

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