buganvilla

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Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

buganvilla

Alternative forms

buganvilia (Latin America)

Etymology

From the surname of Louis Antoine de Bougainville, the French admiral and explorer who first brought the plant to Europe.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /buɡamˈbiʝa/
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /buɡamˈbiʎa/
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /buɡamˈbiʃa/
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /buɡamˈbiʒa/

Rhymes: -iʝa
Rhymes: -iʎa
Rhymes: -iʃa
Rhymes: -iʒa

Syllabification: bu‧gan‧vi‧lla

Noun

buganvilla f (plural buganvillas)

(chiefly Spain) bougainvillea

Further reading

“buganvilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16

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