alusema

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alhucema (“lavender”), from Andalusian Arabic اَلْخُزَامَى (al-ḵuzā́mā), from Arabic اَلْخُزَامَى (al-ḵuzāmā).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaluˈsema/ [ʔɐ.lʊˈsɛ.mɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ema
  • Syllabification: a‧lu‧se‧ma

Noun

alusema (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜓᜐᜒᜋ)

  1. lavender (plant)

Further reading
  • “alusema”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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