dentabrún

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Debated.[1] Apparently a compound: dente (tooth) + abruño (sloe) / agrión (watercress).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dentaˈβɾuŋ/, /dɛntaˈβɾuŋ/

Noun

dentabrún m (plural dentabrúns)

  1. royal fern (Osmunda regalis)
    Synonyms: dentexil, fieito real, osmunda

References

  1. ^ José Luis Pensado (1974) Opúsculos lingüísticos gallegos del siglo XVIII[1], Editorial Galaxia, →ISBN, retrieved 8 May 2018, pages 85–86