muérdago

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish mórdago, further derivation uncertain.

  • Perhaps derived from Latin mordicus (“biting”).[1]
  • Perhaps derived from Old Basque *muir-tako (literally “for mistletoe sap”). Compare modern Basque mihura (“mistletoe”) and mihurtu (“to grow seeds”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmweɾdaɡo/ [ˈmweɾ.ð̞a.ɣ̞o]
  • Rhymes: -eɾdaɡo
  • Syllabification: muér‧da‧go

Noun

muérdago m (plural muérdagos)

  1. mistletoe (Viscum album)
    Synonyms: almuérdago, liga

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Coromines, Joan (1961) “muérdago”, in Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua castellana [Brief etymological dictionary of the Spanish language] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 407

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