virosta

Catalan

Etymology

Perhaps from brosta (“brush”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [biˈɾɔs.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [viˈɾɔs.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [viˈɾɔs.ta]

Noun

virosta f (plural virostes)

1. leaf litter

   Synonym: fullaraca

Further reading

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