arándano

Spanish

Etymology

Blend of Hispano-Celtic *agranio (“sloe”) (compare Aragonese arañon, Catalan aranyó) and Late Latin rodandarum, lorandrum, variants of Latin rhododendron, from Ancient Greek ῥοδόδενδρον (rhodódendron), from ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”) + δένδρον (déndron, “tree”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈɾandano/, [aˈɾãn̪d̪ano]

Noun

arándano m (plural arándanos)

blueberry, bilberry, cranberry

Derived terms

arándano azul (“blueberry”)
arándano rojo (“cranberry”)

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