espina-xoca
Catalan
Etymology
Literally, “shock thorn”.
Pronunciation
Noun
espina-xoca f (plural espina-xoques)
- a cocklebur, especially spiny cocklebur (Xanthium spinosum)
Further reading
- “espina-xoca”, 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