alquena

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْحِنَّاء (al-ḥinnāʔ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [əlˈkɛ.nə]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əlˈkə.nə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [alˈke.na]

Noun

alquena f (plural alquenes)

henna (shrub)
henna (dyestuff)

Synonyms

henna

Derived terms

alquenar

Further reading

“alquena” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.