noun, masculine/al.pist/plural: alpistes
canary grass (Phalaris canariensis)
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peys-der. Proto-Italic *pinsō Latin pīnsō Latin pistus Latin pistumder. Mozarabicbor. Andalusian Arabic البِشْط (al-bišṭ)bor. Spanish alpistebor. French alpiste Borrowed from Spanish alpiste.