esprego

Galician

Etymology

From Latin spīculum, with metathesis of /l/. Compare Aragonese espligo, Catalan espígol.

Noun

esprego m (plural espregos)

lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)
Synonym: lavanda

References

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “espliego”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 750
“esprego” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“esprego” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

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