alheña
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish alhenna, from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʾ), via Andalusian Arabic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈleɲa/ [aˈle.ɲa]
- Rhymes: -eɲa
- Syllabification: al‧he‧ña
Noun
alheña f (plural alheñas)
- henna (shrub (Lawsonia inermis) and dye)
- Synonym: (coloquial) henna
- privet (Ligustrum)
Further reading
- “alheña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014