alhucema
Spanish
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic الْخُزَامَى (al-ḵuzáma), from Arabic الْخُزَامَى (al-ḵuzāmā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /aluˈθema/ [a.luˈθe.ma]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /aluˈsema/ [a.luˈse.ma]
- Rhymes: -ema
- Syllabification: al‧hu‧ce‧ma
Noun
alhucema f (plural alhucemas)
- lavender
- Synonyms: espliego, cantueso, lavanda
- spike lavender
Descendants
- → Arabic: الْحُسَيْمَة (al-ḥusayma)
- → Tagalog: alusema
Further reading
- “alhucema”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014