fajol

Catalan

Etymology

Apparently from a Vulgar Latin *fabeolum, masculinized diminutive of Latin faba (bean); probably formed by analogy with phaseolus (whence Catalan fesol).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [fəˈʒɔl]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [faˈd͡ʒɔl]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

Noun

fajol m (plural fajols)

  1. buckwheat

Derived terms

References

  • “fajol” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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