bisnaga

English

Etymology

From Spanish biznaga.

Noun

bisnaga (countable and uncountable, plural bisnagas)

1. A plant in the celery family (Visnaga daucoides, syn. Ammi visnaga) grown for its seeds, which have been used as an herbal medicine.

See also

• khellin

Anagrams

• abasing, baaings, baigans

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish biznaga, from Andalusian Arabic بِسْنَاج (bisnāj), بِسْتِنَاجَة (bistināja), from Latin pastināca (“parsnip, carrot”). Doublet of pastanaga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bizˈna.ɣə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [bizˈna.ɣa]

Noun

bisnaga f (plural bisnagues)

1. toothpickweed (Visnaga daucoides)

Further reading

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

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish biznaga, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic بِسْنَاج (bisnāj), بِسْتِنَاجَة (bistināja), بِشْتِْنَاجَة (bištināja), بِشْتِنَاقَة (bištināqa, “parsnip”), from Latin pastināca (“parsnip, carrot”). Doublet of pastinaca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈzna.ɡa/
• Rhymes: -aɡa
• Hyphenation: bi‧snà‧ga

Noun

bisnaga f (plural bisnaghe)

1. toothpickweed (Ammi visnaga)

Further reading

• bisnaga in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• bisnaca, visnaga (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, borrowed from the same Andalusian Arabic source as Spanish biznaga (“toothpickweed”) passed from Latin pastināca (“parsnip”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bizˈna.ɡɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bizˈna.ɡɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /biʒˈna.ɡɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bizˈna.ɡa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /biʒˈna.ɡɐ/ [biʒˈna.ɣɐ]

• Hyphenation: bis‧na‧ga

Noun

bisnaga f (plural bisnagas)

1. toothpickweed, khella (Visnaga daucoides syn. Ammi visnaga)
2. squirt gun
3. tube (often containing paste-like substances)

   Synonym: tubo

4. (Brazil) refers to some types of bread, especially French bread

   Synonym: cacete