ababol
Aragonese
Catalan
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic حببورة (ḥababawra) or حببورا (ḥababawra), from Arabic حَبّ (ḥabb, “seeds”) + an Arabized Latin papāver (“poppy”). [1]
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References
- Glosario etimológico de las palabras españolas, Leopoldo de Eguílaz y Yanguas, Imprenta de la Lealtad, Granada, 1888, p.4
Spanish
Etymology
Andalusian Arabic ḥappapáwr[a], from Latin papaver, influenced by Arabic هابب (“seeds”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abaˈbol/, [aβaˈβol]
Noun
ababol m (plural ababoles)
- the flower of the red poppy (Papaver rhoeas)
- Synonym: amapola
- absentminded or simpleminded person
- simpleton
Further reading
- “ababol” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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