oriola
See also: Oriola and oriolà
Catalan
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Latin aureola. Doublet of aurèola, a learned borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
oriola f (plural orioles)
- Maltese starthistle, a plant of species Centaurea melitensis
- Certain fish of genus Chelidonichthys:
- longfin gurnard (Chelidonichthys obscurus)
- Synonym: lluerna fosca
- tub gurnard (Chelidonichthys lucerna)
- Synonym: lluerna vera
- longfin gurnard (Chelidonichthys obscurus)
Further reading
- “oriola”, 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