bufalaga

== Catalan == === Etymology === From Latin pastināca; influenced in form by the verb bufar (“to blow”). Doublet of pastanaga. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [bu.fəˈla.ɣə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [bu.faˈla.ɣa] === Noun === bufalaga f (plural bufalagues) A sparrowwort (shrub of the genus Thymelaea), especially the shaggy sparrowwort. An airborne cinder. ==== Synonyms ==== (shaggy sparrowwort): bufalaga hirsuta, palma marina, palmerina ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “bufalaga”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007