chaguazo

Galician

Alternative forms

  • chagazo, chougazo, zargazo

Etymology

Apparently borrowed from a Mozarabic *šaguarço, doubly-metathesized variant of *šaugaçro, from Latin salicastrum. Compare Portuguese sargaço (gulfweed), Spanish jaguarzo (rockrose).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈɡwaθo̝/

Noun

chaguazo m (plural chaguazos)

  1. rockrose (Cistus or Halimium spp.)
    Synonym: carpaza

Derived terms

  • Chaguacedo
  • Chaguazoso

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