zagara
Italian
Etymology
Derived, through Sicilian zàgara, from Arabic زَهْرَة (zahra, “flower, blossom”), from the same root as زَهَرَ (zahara, “to shine, to sparkle white”). Cognate to Spanish azahar and Galician azar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): */ˈd͡za.ɡa.ra/
- Rhymes: -aɡara
- Hyphenation: zà‧ga‧ra
Noun
zagara f (plural zagare)
- an orange blossom or, rarely, any citrus tree blossom
- Synonym: fiore d'arancio
- Hypernym: fiore
Sicilian
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