cancereixo

Galician

Alternative forms

  • canfreixo, escancrés

Etymology

Perhaps from *corno cereixo, "cherry cornel", from Latin cornus cerasius.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɑnθeˈɾejʃʊ]

Noun

cancereixo m (plural cancereixos)

  1. rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)
    Synonyms: capudre, sorbeira

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “cornejo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos