alfazema
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic اَلْخُزَامَى (al-ḵuzāmā). Cognate with Spanish alhucema.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -emɐ
- Hyphenation: al‧fa‧ze‧ma
Noun[edit]
alfazema f (plural alfazemas)
- lavender (plant)
- 2014, “Alfazema”, in Sereia Louca, performed by Capicua:
- Eu cheiro a alfazema, eu sou poema / Eu sou aquela que tu querias ao teu lado no cinema
- I smell like lavender, I'm a poem / I'm the one you wanted next to you at the movies
- common lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)
Synonyms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- alfazema on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
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