trencapedra

Verb-object compound, composed of trenca (“to break”) +‎ pedra (“stone”), from the folk medical belief that it was effective in the treatment of kidney stones.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˌtɾɛŋ.kəˈpe.ðɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˌtɾəŋ.kəˈpe.ðɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌtɾeŋ.kaˈpe.ðɾa]

trencapedra f (plural trencapedres)

1. rupturewort (Herniaria cinerea)

   Synonyms: romproca, pixosa, herba de mal de pedra, herba de Noé

• herniària

• “trencapedra”, 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