fionllo
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From *fenunclu, from Latin fēnuculum (“fennel”), a diminutive of Latin fēnum (“hay”). Cognate of Portuguese funcho and Spanish hinojo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfjonɟo/ [ˈfjon.ɟʊ]
- Rhymes: -onɟo
- Hyphenation: fion‧llo
Noun
fionllo m (plural fionllos)
- fennel (Foeniculum vulgare, a plant)
- fennel (bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable)
- fennel (spice used in cooking)
Derived terms
- Finllido
- Fiolleda
Related terms
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “feolleda”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “fionllo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega