herba doce
Galician
Etymology
From herba (“weed”) doce (“sweet”). Compare Portuguese erva-doce (“fennel; anise”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɛɾβa ˈðoθɪ]
Noun
herba doce f (plural herbas doces)
- (archaic) caraway (Carum carvi)
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “doce”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega