majagua
See also: Majagua
English
Etymology
From Spanish majagua.
Noun
majagua (uncountable)
- Hampea reynae, a plant endemic to El Salvador.
Spanish
Etymology
From Taíno mahou. Cognate with English mahoe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈxaɡwa/ [maˈxa.ɣ̞wa]
- Rhymes: -aɡwa
- Syllabification: ma‧ja‧gua
Noun
majagua f (plural majaguas)
- blue mahoe (Hibiscus elatus)
- Hampea reynae, a plant endemic to El Salvador.
Related terms
- damajagua
Further reading
- “majagua”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014