neguilla

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish neguiella, from *neiella (with /ɡ/ inserted according to negro "black"), from Late Latin nigella.

Noun

neguilla f (plural neguillas)

any of a number of plants. See Spanish Wikipedia for more information

References

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “negro”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 222

Further reading

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

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