marfollo

Galician

Etymology 1

From Latin malum folium ("bad leaf").[1] Compare maravalla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maɾˈfoʎo̝̝/

Noun

marfollo m (plural marfollos)

  1. (botany) wrack, seaweed
    Synonym: verdello
  2. (botany) weed
  3. (botany) unwanted leaves or shoots
    Synonym: ladrón
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “malo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Etymology 2

Verb

marfollo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of marfollar