porradell
Catalan
Etymology
Diminutive of porro (“leek”).
Pronunciation
Noun
porradell m (plural porradells)
- A common name for several species of allium, including:
- wild leek (Allium ampeloprasum)
- Synonyms: all porro, all de serp
- chive (Allium schoenoprasum)
- Synonym: cibulet
- sea garlic (Allium commutatum)
- many-flowered garlic (Allium polyanthum)
- round-headed leek (Allium rotundum)
- Synonym: all romà
- wild leek (Allium ampeloprasum)
Derived terms
- porradell de la Xina
Further reading
- “porradell”, 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
- “porradell”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025