altramuz

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic التَرْمُوس (at-tarmūs), from Arabic تُرْمُس (turmus, “lupin”), via Aramaic from Akkadian 𒋻𒄷 (TAR.MUŠ₈ /⁠tarmuš⁠/), from Sumerian 𒋻𒄷 (TAR.MUŠ₈ /⁠tarmuš⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /altɾaˈmuθ/ [al̪.t̪ɾaˈmuθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /altɾaˈmus/ [al̪.t̪ɾaˈmus]

Noun

altramuz m (plural altramuces)

1. lupin (any member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae)

Further reading

• “altramuz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014