alusema

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish alhucema (lavender), from Andalusian Arabic اَلْخُزَامَى (al-ḵuzā́mā), from Arabic اَلْخُزَامَى (al-ḵuzāmā).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

alusema (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜓᜐᜒᜋ)

  1. lavender (plant)

Further reading[edit]

  • alusema”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018