espina-xoca
Appearance
Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “shock thorn”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]espina-xoca f (plural espina-xoques)
- a cocklebur, especially spiny cocklebur (Xanthium spinosum)
- Synonyms: catxurrera, enganxamonyos, gafet, gossets, herba xoca, obriülls
Further reading
[edit]- “espina-xoca” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.