gírgola

Perhaps from New Latin *gyrgula, an alteration of Latin *eryngula influenced by girat (“twisted”).

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈʒir.ɡu.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈʒir.ɡo.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈd͡ʒiɾ.ɣo.la]

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gírgola f (plural gírgoles)

1. oyster mushroom (any edible mushroom of the genus Pleurotus)

• “gírgola”, 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

gírgola f (plural gírgolas)

1. oyster mushroom (common edible mushroom of the species Pleurotus ostreatus)

   Synonyms: champiñón ostra, pleuroto en forma de ostra