piorno

Etymology

Obscure. Perhaps from Latin vīburnum under the influence of pinus (“pine tree”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈoɾno̝/

Noun

piorno m (plural piornos)

1. name applied to a number of broom species, most notably those distributed in mountainous, colder, or dryer areas, among them:
   1. Adenocarpus complicatus

      Synonym: codeso

   2. white broom (Cytisus multiflorus)

      Synonym: xesta branca

2. kind of hórreo

References

• “piorn” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “piorno” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “piorno” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “piorno” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.