escanyallops
Catalan
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of escanya (“to choke, to strangle”) + llops (“wolves”).
Pronunciation
Noun
escanyallops m (invariable)
- wolfsbane (Aconitum napellus)
- Synonyms: acònit blau, tora blava, matallops blau, herba tora, herba verinosa
Further reading
- “escanyallops”, 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