canafrecha

Galician

Alternative forms

  • canifrecha

Etymology

Perhaps from Latin canna fistula.[1] Cognate with Spanish cañaheja.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kanaˈfɾet͡ʃa̝/

Noun

canafrecha m (plural canafrechas)

  1. poison hemlock (Conium maculatum)
  2. giant fennel (Ferula communis)

References

  1. ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983–1991), “caña”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos