alcana

Portuguese

Etymology

From Medieval Latin alcanna, from Arabic الحِنَّاء (al-ḥinnāʔ).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈkɐ̃.nɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈkɐ̃.nɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈkɐ.na/ [aʊ̯ˈkɐ.na]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈkɐ.nɐ/ [aɫˈkɐ.nɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈka.nɐ/ [aɫˈka.nɐ]

Noun

alcana f (plural alcanas)

alkanet (Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin alcanna, from Arabic الحِنَّاء (al-ḥinnāʔ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alˈkana/ [alˈka.na]
Rhymes: -ana
Syllabification: al‧ca‧na

Noun

alcana f (plural alcanas)

privet
Synonym: alheña

Further reading

“alcana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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