apagallums
Catalan
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of apaga (“to snuff, to extinguish”) + llums (“lights”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˌpa.ɣəˈʎums]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [aˌpa.ɣaˈʎums]
Audio (Barcelona): (file)
Noun
apagallums m (invariable)
- candle snuffer
- (Christianity) sacristan, sexton
- Synonym: sagristà
- obscurantist
- Synonym: obscurantista
- parasol mushroom
- false salsify (Scorzonera laciniata)
- Synonyms: barballa, cuixabarba
- London rocket (Sisymbrium irio)
- Synonyms: matallums, bufallums
- smooth gold fleece (Urospermum dalechampii)
- Synonym: amargot
Further reading
- “apagallums”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007