alhucema

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الْخُزَامَى (al-ḵuzáma), from Arabic الْخُزَامَى (al-ḵuzāmā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /aluˈθema/ [a.luˈθe.ma]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /aluˈsema/ [a.luˈse.ma]
Rhymes: -ema
Syllabification: al‧hu‧ce‧ma

Noun

alhucema f (plural alhucemas)

lavender
Synonyms: espliego, cantueso, lavanda
spike lavender

Descendants

→ Arabic: الْحُسَيْمَة (al-ḥusayma)
→ Tagalog: alusema

Further reading

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

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