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azarole

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of species Crataegus azarolus of shrubs of southern Europe, related to hawthorn.

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noun

Meaning 2

The fruit of this plant.

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History

Etymology

From French azerole, from Spanish acerola, from Andalusian Arabic الزَعْرُورَة (az-zaʕrúra), from Classical Arabic زُعْرُورَة (zuʕrūra). Doublet of acerola.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: atzeroler — Crataegus azarolus
  • Finnish: etelänorapihlaja — Crataegus azarolus
  • French: azerolier — Crataegus azarolus
  • Galician: azarolo — Crataegus azarolus
  • Galician: aceroleiro — Crataegus azarolus
  • German: Azaroldorn — Crataegus azarolus
  • German: Welsche Mispel — Crataegus azarolus
  • Irish: sceach gheal asaróil — Crataegus azarolus
  • Italian: lazzeruolo — Crataegus azarolus
  • Persian: زالزالک (zâlzâlak) — Crataegus azarolus
  • Polish: głóg włoski — Crataegus azarolus
  • Russian: боя́рышник азаро́ль (bojáryšnik azarólʹ) — Crataegus azarolus
  • Spanish: acerolo — Crataegus azarolus
  • Swedish: azarolhagtorn — Crataegus azarolus
  • Turkish: alıç — Crataegus azarolus
  • Turkish: ekşi muşmula — Crataegus azarolus