eixorba-rates negre

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of eixorba (“to blind”) +‎ rates (“rats”), along with negre (“black”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [əˌʃɔr.bəˈra.təz ˈnɛ.ɣɾə]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əˌʃɔr.bəˈra.təz ˈnə.ɣɾə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ejˌʃɔɾ.baˈra.tez ˈne.ɣɾe]

Noun

eixorba-rates negre m (plural eixorba-rates negres)

Balearic milkvetch (Astragalus balearicus)
Synonyms: coixinet de monja, eriçó, gatovell, gatovell de monja, socarrella, socorrela

Further reading

“eixorba-rates”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“eixorba-rates” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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