brughiera

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Lombard brughera or Occitan bruguièra, from Vulgar Latin *brūcāria or Medieval Latin brūgāria (“heath”), a derivative of Late Latin *brūcus (“heather”), of Gaulish origin, from Proto-Celtic *wroikos. By surface analysis, brugo +‎ -iera.

Also cognate to Catalan bruguera, French bruyère and Norman brüethe.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bruˈɡjɛ.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ɛra
  • Hyphenation: bru‧ghiè‧ra

Noun

brughiera f (plural brughiere)

  1. heath, moor
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