alheña

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish alhenna, from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ), via Andalusian Arabic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈleɲa/ [aˈle.ɲa]
Rhymes: -eɲa
Syllabification: al‧he‧ña

Noun

alheña f (plural alheñas)

henna (shrub (Lawsonia inermis) and dye)
Synonym: (colloquial) henna
privet (Ligustrum)

Further reading

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

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