alcana
Portuguese
Noun
alcana f (plural alcanas)
- alkanet (Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye)
Spanish
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (alḥínna), from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ).
Pronunciation
Noun
alcana f (plural alcanas)
Further reading
- “alcana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- pt:Borage family plants
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- es:Plants