ranuncle

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rānunculus (“tadpole”), diminutive of rāna (“frog”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rəˈnuŋ.klə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [raˈnuŋ.kle]

Noun

ranuncle m (plural ranuncles)

1. buttercup, crowfoot (flowering plant in the genus Ranunculus)

Further reading

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