jonça

Catalan

Alternative forms

junça

Etymology

Inherited from Latin iuncea, feminine of iunceus (“resembling a rush”), from iuncus (“rush”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʒon.sə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈd͡ʒon.sa]

Noun

jonça f (plural jonces)

Aphyllanthes monspeliensis (a flowering plant endemic to the western Mediterranean)

Derived terms

jonceda

Further reading

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

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