maravalla

Galician

Pampillo or maravalla

Alternative forms

• maravalha (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Latin *barbalia, or perhaps from Latin millefolia (“a thousand leaves”). Compare marfollo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɾaˈβaʎa̝/

Noun

maravalla f (plural maravallas)

1. (botany) pot marigold (Calendula officinalis)
2. (botany) wild lettuce (Lactuca virosa)
3. (also collective) any herb or weed used to feed animals
4. (figurative) mishmash

Derived terms

• amaravallar
• maravallada

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “maravalla”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “maravalla”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “amaravallar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “maravalla”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024