cancereixo

Galician

capudre or cancereixo

Alternative forms

canfreixo, escancrés

Etymology

Perhaps from *corno cereixo, "cherry cornel", from Latin cornus cerasius.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kɑnθeˈɾejʃʊ]

Noun

cancereixo m (plural cancereixos)

rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)
Synonyms: capudre, sorbeira

References

“cancereixo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“cancereixo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“escancereixo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “cornejo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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