canaigre: Palabra del día: April 22, 2021

canaigre , n :
(US) Rumex hymenosepalus, a species of dock native to southwestern North America with edible red stems and taproots containing tannin. (US) Tannin-containing matter obtained from the taproots of the plant. Today is the eve of UN Spanish Language Day, one of six such days established by UNESCO to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity and to promote the equal use of its working languages. The Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes is believed to have died on this day in 1616 and to have been buried the following day.