herniària

Catalan

Etymology

From the folk medical belief that it was effective in the treatment of hernias.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ər.niˈa.ɾi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eɾ.niˈa.ɾi.a]

Noun

herniària f (plural herniàries)

1. a rupturewort (plant of the genus Herniaria), particularly the smooth rupturewort

Hyponyms

• trencapedra

Further reading

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