lavándula

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin lavandula, itself from Italian lavanda (“lavender”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /laˈbandula/ [laˈβ̞ãn̪.d̪u.la]
  • Rhymes: -andula
  • Syllabification: la‧ván‧du‧la

Noun

lavándula f (plural lavándulas)

  1. any species of the genus Lavandula
    Synonyms: lavanda, cantueso, alhucema, espliego

Further reading

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

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