espigall

Catalan

Etymology

From espiga +‎ -all.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.piˈɣaʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [es.piˈɣaʎ]

Noun

espigall m (plural espigalls)

1. the influorescence of cabbages and other leafy greens
2. ear (of maize)

   Synonym: panotxa

3. (in the plural) an heirloom variety of kale cultivated principally in the Garraf

Further reading

• “espigall”, 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
• espigall on the Catalan Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ca