atzavara
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic الصَّبَّارَة (aṣ-ṣabbāra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [ə.d͡zəˈβa.ɾə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.d͡zəˈva.ɾə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.d͡zaˈva.ɾa]
Noun
atzavara f (plural atzavares)
- agave
- in particular, the maguey (Agave americana)
- Synonyms: donarda, pitera
Derived terms
- atzavara vera
Further reading
- “atzavara”, 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