repalassa

From lleparassa via metathesis, and this in turn from llapassa, from Vulgar Latin *lappācea, from lappāceus, from lappa (“burdock”).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rə.pəˈla.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [re.paˈla.sa]

repalassa f (plural repalasses)

1. burdock

   Synonyms: llapassa, bardana

• repalassa borda
• repalassa petita

• “repalassa”, 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