cempasúchil
Spanish
A flowering Mexican marigold.
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl cempōhualxōchitl, from cempōhualli (“twenty”) + xōchitl (“flower”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θempaˈsut͡ʃil/ [θẽm.paˈsu.t͡ʃil]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /sempaˈsut͡ʃil/ [sẽm.paˈsu.t͡ʃil]
- Rhymes: -utʃil
- Syllabification: cem‧pa‧sú‧chil
- Homophones: sempasúchil, (Latin America) zempasúchil
Noun
cempasúchil m (plural cempasúchiles)
- Mexican marigold
- Synonyms: flor de cempasúchil, flor de muertos
Related terms
Further reading
- “cempasúchil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.