beleño

See also: běleno

Spanish

Alternative forms

veleño (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Spanish bellinno, from Gaulish belenion (Pseudo-Aristotle, De plantis, 7.821); akin to Welsh bela (“henbane”), Old Irish béal (“sun”). Related to belesa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /beˈleɲo/ [beˈle.ɲo]
Rhymes: -eɲo
Syllabification: be‧le‧ño

Noun

beleño m (plural beleños)

henbane (plant)

Derived terms

beleño negro

Further reading

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

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