jaguarzo

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish xaguarço, apparently borrowed from a Mozarabic *šaguarço, variant (with double-metathesis) of *šaugaçro, from Latin salicastrum. Doublet of sargazo (borrowed via Portuguese) and possibly of arcazón as well.

Pronunciation

Noun

jaguarzo m (plural jaguarzos)

  1. rockrose (Cistus or Halimium spp.)
    Synonym: jara

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