alforfón

Spanish

Etymology

Augmentative of Galician alforfa (“forage”). See alfalfa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alfoɾˈfon/ [al.foɾˈfõn]
Audio (Venezuela): (file)
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: al‧for‧fón

Noun

alforfón m (uncountable)

buckwheat
Synonym: trigo sarraceno

Further reading

“alforfón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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