matafaluga

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Alternative forms
  • batafaluga

Etymology

Alteration (influenced by mata (“shrub”)) of earlier batafaluga, from (a)batafalua, borrowed from Arabic الْحَبَّةْ الْحُلْوَة‎ (al-ḥabbat al-ḥulwa, “the sweet grain”), from حَبَّة‎ (ḥabba, “grain”) and حُلْو‎ (ḥulw, “sweet”).

Pronunciation

Noun

matafaluga f (plural matafalugues)

  1. anise (plant)
    Synonym: anís

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