badiana

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French badiane, either from Persian (“fennel”) or possibly from Chinese 八角 (bājiǎo).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bə.ðiˈa.nə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ba.ðiˈa.na]

Noun

badiana f (plural badianes)

star anise (tree)

See also

anís estrellat

Further reading

“badiana” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baˈdjana/ [baˈð̞ja.na]
Rhymes: -ana
Syllabification: ba‧dia‧na

Noun

badiana f (uncountable)

Alternative form of badián

Further reading

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

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