dacsa

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الدَقْسَة (al-daqsa, “sorgum or other common cereal”). Compare Spanish adaza.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈdak.sə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈdak.sa]

Noun

dacsa f (plural dacses)

corn, maize
Synonyms: blat de moro, milloc, moresc

Further reading

“dacsa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“dacsa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“dacsa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“dacsa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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