sanguinyol

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin sanguineolus, diminutive of sanguineus (“bloody”), from the reddish colour of the leaves and stems in fall and winter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [səŋ.ɡiˈɲɔl]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [saŋ.ɡiˈɲɔl]

Noun

sanguinyol m (plural sanguinyols)

1. common dogwood

See also

• corneller

Further reading

• “sanguinyol” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.