maravilla

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See also: Maravilla and maravillá

Spanish

maravilla – Calendula arvensis
maravilla – Mirabilis jalapa

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /maɾaˈbiʝa/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /maɾaˈbiʎa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /maɾaˈbiʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /maɾaˈbiʒa/

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  • Syllabification: ma‧ra‧vi‧lla

Etymology 1

From Late Latin mīrābilia (“wonder”), substantivization of the neuter plural of Latin mīrābilis (“wonderful”). Old Spanish also had maravija, with the expected outcome of the Latin ending. The form with -illa may reflect a borrowing from another Romance language (cf. Portuguese maravilha) or some kind of Latin influence.

Noun

maravilla f (plural maravillas)

  1. wonder, marvel
  2. marigold
    Synonym: caléndula
  3. four o'clock flower
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

maravilla

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

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