alcana

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Medieval Latin alcanna, from Arabic الحِنَّاء (al-ḥinnāʔ).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈkɐ̃.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈkɐ.na/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈkɐ.nɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈka.nɐ/

Noun

alcana f (plural alcanas)

alkanet (Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin alcanna, from Arabic الحِنَّاء (al-ḥinnāʔ). Doublet of alheña.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alˈkana/
Rhymes: -ana
Syllabification: al‧ca‧na

Noun

alcana f (plural alcanas)

privet
Synonym: alheña

Further reading

“alcana”, 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

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