canaigre

== English == === Etymology === Possibly from Mexican Spanish canaigre, cañagre, cañaigre, variants of cañagria, from caña agria (“canaigre”, literally “sour cane”), from caña (“cane; reed”) (ultimately from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na)) + agria (feminine singular of agrio (“sour”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”)). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəˈnaɪɡɹi/, /-ˈneɪɡə/ (General American) IPA(key): /kəˈnaɪɡri/ Rhymes: -eɪɡə (one pronunciation) Hyphenation: ca‧nai‧gre === Noun === canaigre (uncountable) (US) Rumex hymenosepalus, a species of dock native to southwestern North America with edible red stems and taproots containing tannin. [from mid 19th c.] Synonyms: tanner's dock, wild rhubarb (US) Tannin-containing matter obtained from the taproots of the plant. ==== Alternative forms ==== cañaigre canigre cannaigre (obsolete) ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Rumex hymenosepalus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Rumex hymenosepalus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies === Anagrams === Graecian, Græcian == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈnaiɡɾe/ [kaˈnai̯.ɣ̞ɾe] Rhymes: -aiɡɾe Syllabification: ca‧nai‧gre === Noun === canaigre m (uncountable) (obsolete) canaigre Synonym: caña agria === Further reading === Rumex hymenosepalus on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es