blaver

Catalan

Alternative forms

• blavero

Etymology

From blau (“blue”) +‎ -er, from the blue strip that distinguishes the Valencian flag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bləˈβe]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [bləˈve]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [blaˈveɾ]

Adjective

blaver (feminine blavera, masculine plural blavers, feminine plural blaveres)

1. (relational) of blaverisme (Blaverism), a Valencian regionalist ideology

Noun

blaver m (plural blavers, feminine blavera)

1. a follower of blaverisme

Further reading

• “blaver”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “blaver” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Scots

Alternative forms

• blavert

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɑːvər/
• (Southern Scots) IPA^(key): /ˈbleɪvər/

Noun

blaver (plural blavers)

1. A cornflower (Centaurea cyanus).
2. The bluebell in Scots, harebell in English (Campanula rotundifolia). See blawort.
3. Long-headed poppy (Papaver dubium).