canchalagua

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English

Etymology

From Spanish canchalagua, from Mapudungun cachanlagua.

Noun

canchalagua (usually uncountable, plural canchalaguas)

  1. Any of several plants of the Americas similar to centaury, and formerly used like it for medicinal purposes, among them:
    1. Centaurium cachanlahuen, the original canchalagua
    2. Centaurium chironioides, a Mexican species
    3. Zeltnera venusta, a California species in the gentian family
    4. Schkuhria pinnata, a plant in the sunflower family native to South America and used medicinally

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Mapudungun cachanlagua.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kant͡ʃaˈlaɡwa/
  • Rhymes: -aɡwa
  • Syllabification: can‧cha‧la‧gua

Noun

canchalagua f (uncountable)

  1. canchalagua

Descendants

  • → English: canchalagua

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