aloc

See also: ALOC

Catalan

Etymology

Perhaps from Arabic خلوق (ḵalūq, “fragrant yellow ointment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈlɔk]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈlɔk]

Noun

aloc

1. chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus)

Further reading

• “aloc”, 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
• “aloc” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.