tragacant
Catalan
Alternative forms
Etymology
Variant of tragacanta, a learned borrowing from Latin tragacantha, from Koine Greek τραγάκανθα (tragákantha, “tragacanth”). Doublet of adragant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [tɾə.ɣəˈkan]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [tɾə.ɣəˈkant]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [tɾa.ɣaˈkant]
Noun
tragacant m (plural tragacants)
- tragacanth (tree)
- tragacanth (gum)
Further reading
- “tragacant”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007