alcanna
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish alcana, alheña, from Arabic الحِنَّاء (al-ḥinnāʾ, “henna”). Compare also alkanet.
Noun
alcanna
- An oriental shrub (Lawsonia inermis) from which henna is obtained.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for alcanna in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Italian
Etymology
From Medieval Latin alkanna, alcanna, from Arabic الحِنَّاء (al-ḥinnāʾ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈkan.na/
- Rhymes: -anna
- Hyphenation: al‧càn‧na
Noun
alcanna f (plural alcanne)
- Synonym of henna
Derived terms
- alcanna spuria (“alkanet”)
Further reading
- alcanna in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana