beleño
Spanish
Alternative forms
- veleño (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Spanish bellinno, from Gaulish belenion (Pseudo-Aristotle, De plantis, 7.821); akin to Welsh bela (“henbane”), Old Irish béal (“sun”). Related to belesa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beˈleɲo/ [beˈle.ɲo]
- Rhymes: -eɲo
- Syllabification: be‧le‧ño
Noun
beleño m (plural beleños)
- henbane (plant)
Derived terms
- beleño negro
Further reading
- “beleño”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014