cempasúchil
Spanish
Alternative forms
- sempasúchil, zempasúchil (Mexico)
![](Images/wiktionary/Tagetes_x_erecta0.jpg.webp)
A flowering Mexican marigold.
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl cempōhualxōchitl, from cempōhualli (“twenty”) + xōchitl (“flower”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θempaˈsut͡ʃil/ [θẽm.paˈsu.t͡ʃil]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /sempaˈsut͡ʃil/ [sẽm.paˈsu.t͡ʃil]
- Rhymes: -utʃil
- Syllabification: cem‧pa‧sú‧chil
- Homophones: sempasúchil, (Latin America) zempasúchil
Noun
cempasúchil m (plural cempasúchiles)
- Mexican marigold
- Synonyms: flor de cempasúchil, flor de muertos
Related terms
- xóchil
Further reading
- “cempasúchil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014