altramuz

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic التَرْمُوس (at-tarmús), from Arabic تُرْمُس (turmus, “lupin”), via Aramaic from Akkadian 𒋻𒄷 (TAR.MUŠ₈ /⁠tarmuš⁠/), from Sumerian 𒋻𒄷 (TAR.MUŠ₈ /⁠tarmuš⁠/).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /altɾaˈmuθ/ [al̪.t̪ɾaˈmuθ]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /altɾaˈmus/ [al̪.t̪ɾaˈmus]
Audio (Spain): (file)
(Spain) Rhymes: -uθ
(Latin America) Rhymes: -us
Syllabification: al‧tra‧muz

Noun

altramuz m (plural altramuces)

lupin (any member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae)

Further reading

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

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