alhucema

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الْخُزَامَى (al-ḵuzáma), from Arabic الْخُزَامَى (al-ḵuzāmā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aluˈθema/ [a.luˈθe.ma] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /aluˈsema/ [a.luˈse.ma] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ema
• Syllabification: al‧hu‧ce‧ma

Noun

alhucema f (plural alhucemas)

1. lavender

   Synonyms: espliego, cantueso, lavanda

2. spike lavender

Descendants

• → Arabic: الْحُسَيْمَة (al-ḥusayma)
• → Tagalog: alusema

Further reading

• “alhucema”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025