orchilla

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Spanish orchilla.

Noun

orchilla (uncountable)

  1. Orchil lichen.

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ōricilla, diminutive of ōricula (variant of auricula), both diminutives of auris (“ear”)) + illa (a double diminutive suffix) or from auris (“ear”) + cula + illa, influenced by dialectal Arabic 'urjālla.

Noun

orchilla f (plural orchillas)

  1. a lichen, (Roccella canariensis)

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