buganvilla

Spanish

Alternative forms

buganvilia (Latin America)

Etymology

From the surname of Louis Antoine de Bougainville, the French admiral and explorer who first brought the plant to Europe.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /buɡamˈbiʝa/ [bu.ɣ̞ãmˈbi.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /buɡamˈbiʎa/ [bu.ɣ̞ãmˈbi.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /buɡamˈbiʃa/ [bu.ɣ̞ãmˈbi.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /buɡamˈbiʒa/ [bu.ɣ̞ãmˈbi.ʒa]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

Syllabification: bu‧gan‧vi‧lla

Noun

buganvilla f (plural buganvillas)

(chiefly Spain) bougainvillea

Further reading

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

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