albedro

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin arbītum, from Latin arbutus (strawberry tree). Doublet of érbedo.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈbedɾo/ [ɑlˈβ̞e.ð̞ɾʊ]
  • Rhymes: -edɾo

Noun

albedro m (plural albedros)

  1. (botany) strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo, a small, fruit-bearing tree of Europe)
    Synonyms: erbedeiro, érbedo

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “albedro”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos