matafaluga

Catalan

Alternative forms

• batafaluga

Etymology

Alteration (influenced by mata (“shrub”)) of earlier batafaluga, from (a)batafalua, borrowed from Arabic الْحَبَّةْ الْحُلْوَة (al-ḥabbat al-ḥulwa, “the sweet grain”), from حَبَّة (ḥabba, “grain”) and حُلْو (ḥulw, “sweet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [mə.tə.fəˈlu.ɣə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ma.ta.faˈlu.ɣa]

Noun

matafaluga f (plural matafalugues)

1. anise (plant)

   Synonym: anís

Further reading

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