achira

From Quechua achira.^[1]

achira (uncountable)

1. A canna lily (Canna indica, syn. Canna edulis), similar to arrowroot, the seeds of which yield a purple dye.
2. The edible rhizome of this plant.
   • 1989, Lost Crops of the Incas, page 27:

     In much of this area achira is a market vegetable, but only in Peru and southern Ecuador is it a substantial crop.

• achari

achira f sg

1. feminine singular of achiro

• -archia, Chiara, chiara

achira

1. Rōmaji transcription of あちら

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈt͡ʃɪ.ɾa/

achira

1. achira, purple arrowroot, (Canna indica )

• → English: achira
• → Spanish: achira

Borrowed from Quechua achira.

• IPA^(key): /aˈt͡ʃiɾa/

• Audio (Peru):

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• Rhymes: -iɾa
• Syllabification: a‧chi‧ra

achira f (plural achiras)

1. purple arrowroot, Canna indica
2. (Colombia) a confection made from this plant
3. (Colombia) a bread baked using arrowroot flour
4. giant arrowhead, Sagittaria montevidensis

• “achira”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28