mirabajà

Catalan

Alternative forms

  • miravejà

Etymology

From translingual Mirabilis jalapa via folk etymology. By surface analysis, mira (“look!”) +‎ bajà (“fool”).

Noun

mirabajà m (plural mirabajans)

  1. marvel of Peru
    Synonyms: flor de nit, meravella de nit

Further reading

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