alholva

Spanish

Alternative forms

albolba (archaic)

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الْحُلْبَة (al-ḥúlba), from Arabic حُلْبَة (ḥulba). Compare Portuguese alforba.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈlolba/ [aˈlol.β̞a]
Rhymes: -olba
Syllabification: al‧hol‧va

Noun

alholva f (plural alholvas)

fenugreek
Synonym: fenogreco

Further reading

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

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