tomaní
Catalan
Alternative forms
- tomanyí (Empordà)
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *tumānīnus, diminutive of Vulgar Latin *tumānia, *thȳmānea, from thȳmiāma (“incense”), borrowing of Ancient Greek θυμίαμα (thumíama).
Pronunciation
Noun
tomaní m (plural tomanins)
- Spanish lavender (Lavandula stoechas)
- Synonym: caps d'ase
Related terms
Further reading
- “tomaní”, 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