verdolaga

noun

ver·​do·​la·​ga

ˌvərdəˈlägə,

ˌver-

plural -s

: a common purslane (Portulaca oleracea)

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Arabic bardilāga, from Latin portulaca purslane

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