alheña
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Spanish alhenna, from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ), via Andalusian Arabic.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]alheña f (plural alheñas)
- henna (shrub (Lawsonia inermis) and dye)
- Synonym: (colloquial) henna
- privet (Ligustrum)
Further reading
[edit]- “alheña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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