obriülls
Catalan
Alternative forms
- abriülls
Etymology
Calque of Latin aperī oculōs (“open the eyes”), from aperiō (“to open”) and oculus (“eye”), a warning cry shouted when entering an area strewn with caltrops.
Pronunciation
Pronunciation
Noun
obriülls m (invariable)
- (historical) caltrop (weapon)
- Synonyms: llavor d'espinac, queixals de vella
- (in the plural) red starthistle (Centaurea calcitrapa)
- Synonyms: cagatripa, card vermell, floravia
- (in the plural) puncture vine or caltrop (Tribulus terrestris)
- Synonyms: punxarodes, tríbol
Further reading
- “obriülls”, 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