marfollo

Galician

Etymology

From Latin malum folium ("bad leaf").[1] Compare maravalla.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maɾˈfoʎo̝̝/

Noun

marfollo m (plural marfollos)

(botany) wrack, seaweed
Synonym: verdello
(botany) weed
(botany) unwanted leaves or shoots
Synonym: ladrón

Derived terms

amarfallar
amarfallada
esmarfallar

References

“marfollo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“marfollo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“marfollo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “malo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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