hierba

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Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin herba.

Noun

hierba f

  1. grass

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝeɾba/
  • IPA(key): (Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈjeɾba/

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  • Rhymes: -eɾba
  • Syllabification: hier‧ba
  • Homophones: hierva, (not in Argentina) yerba

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin herba, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow, become green”). Compare Catalan herba, Portuguese erva.

Alternative forms

Noun

hierba f (plural hierbas)

  1. herb
  2. grass (the plant itself)
  3. weed
  4. (slang) marijuana
    Coordinate terms: meta, coca
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

Verb

hierba

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

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