matalahúva

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَبَّة حَلَاوَة (ḥabbat ḥalāwa, literally “grain of sweetness”), via Andalusian Arabic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /matalaˈuba/ [ma.t̪a.laˈu.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -uba
• Syllabification: ma‧ta‧la‧hú‧va

Noun

matalahúva f (plural matalahúvas)

1. anise

   Synonyms: anís, matalahúga

Further reading

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