poleo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pūlegium.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /poˈleo/ [poˈle.o]
Rhymes: -eo
Syllabification: po‧le‧o

Noun

poleo m (plural poleos)

pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium)
(Argentina, Chile) Lippia turbinata
(Ecuador) Minthostachys spp
Synonyms: (Argentina) peperina, (Peru, Bolivia) muña, (Peru) chamcua, (Ecuador) tipo

Further reading

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

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