aubespin

Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Occitan albespi, from Late Latin alba spīna (with a change in gender), from Latin alba (“white”) + spīna (“thorn”). Cf. French aubépine, Italian albaspina, Franco-Provençal arbèpin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Provençal) [ɔwbesˈpĩᵑ]

Noun

aubespin m (plural aubespins)

  1. (Provençal, Vivaro-Alpine) hawthorn, whitethorn, a plant in the genus Crataegus
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