morote

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Galician[edit]

morotes

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Uncertain. Given the related forms morango, morodo, morogo and the cognates, Portuguese morango and Asturian meruéndano, then probably from a substrate language *morotanu.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

morote m (plural morotes)

  1. wild strawberry (the fruit)
    Synonyms: morango, morodo, morogo
  2. strawberry tree berry
  3. bay laurel berry
    Synonym: lorbaga

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References[edit]

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