alheña
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish alhenna, from Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (alḥínna), from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ).
Pronunciation
Noun
alheña f (plural alheñas)
- henna (shrub (Lawsonia inermis) and dye)
- privet (Ligustrum)
Synonyms
- (dye): henna (coloquial)
References
- “alheña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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