cabrafigo

Galician

Etymology

From Latin caprifīcus. Cognate with Spanish cabrahígo and English caprifig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaβɾa̝ˈfiɣo̝/

Noun

cabrafigo m (plural cabrafigos)

1. an individual fig tree of certain species of Ficus, which produces both male and female flowers and is used to fertilize the female trees of the species
2. the accessory fruit of this tree, which is considered inedible by humans

Derived terms

• Cabras Figas

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cabrafigo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega