adelfa

See also: Adelfa

Italian

Adjective

adelfa

feminine singular of adelfo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دِفْلَى (diflā, “oleander”), from Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈdelfa/ [aˈð̞el.fa]
Audio (Venezuela): (file)
Rhymes: -elfa
Syllabification: a‧del‧fa

Noun

adelfa f (plural adelfas)

oleander
Synonym: rosa laurel

Derived terms

adelfa amarilla

Descendants

→ Cebuano: adelpa
→ Hiligaynon: adelpa
→ Tagalog: adelpa

Further reading

“adelfa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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