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Etymology
Alteration (influenced by mata (“shrub”)) of earlier batafaluga, from (a)batafalua, borrowed from Arabic الْحَبَّةْ الْحُلْوَة (al-ḥabbat al-ḥulwa, “the sweet grain”), from حَبَّة (ḥabba, “grain”) and حُلْو (ḥulw, “sweet”).
Pronunciation
Noun
matafaluga f (plural matafalugues)
- anise (plant)
- Synonym: anís
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