altea

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish altea, from Latin althaea, from Ancient Greek ἀλθαία (althaía, “marshmallow”).

Pronunciation

Noun

altea f (plural altees)

  1. marshmallow (Althaea officinalis)
    Synonyms: malví, malva blanca
  2. rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
    Synonyms: hibisc de Síria, malva reial

References

  • “altea” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin althaea, from Ancient Greek ἀλθαία (althaía, “marshmallow, Althaea officinalis”), from ἀλθαίνω (althaínō, “to heal”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈtɛ.a/
  • Rhymes: -ɛa
  • Hyphenation: al‧tè‧a

Noun

altea f (plural altee)

  1. marshmallow (Althaea officinalis)
    Synonyms: bismalva, malvaccione, malvavischio

References

  • altea in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Spanish

Verb

altea

  1. inflection of altear:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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