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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic حَبَّة حَلَاوَة (ḥabbat ḥalāwa, literally “grain of sweetness”), via Andalusian Arabic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /matalaˈuba/
- Rhymes: -uba
- Syllabification: ma‧ta‧la‧hú‧va
Noun
matalahúva f (plural matalahúvas)
- anise
- Synonyms: anís, matalahúga
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