canónigo

See also: Canonigo

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin canonicus (“canon”), from Ancient Greek κανονικός (kanonikós). Cognate with Portuguese cónego, Galician cóengo.

The sense of “corn salad” seems to come by ellipsis from <hierba de los> canónigos.

Noun

canónigo m (plural canónigos)

  1. canon (ecclesiastic who has a canonry)
  2. corn salad (any of the small plants in genus Valerianella, used in salads)
    Synonym: hierba de los canónigos
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