jonça

Catalan

Alternative forms

• junça

Etymology

Inherited from Latin iuncea, feminine of iunceus (“resembling a rush”), from iuncus (“rush”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʒon.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈd͡ʒon.sa]

Noun

jonça f (plural jonces)

1. Aphyllanthes monspeliensis (a flowering plant endemic to the western Mediterranean)

Derived terms

• jonceda

Further reading

• “jonça” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.