badiana

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French badiane, either from Persian بادیان (“fennel”) or possibly from Chinese 八角 (bājiǎo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bə.ðiˈa.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ba.ðiˈa.na]

Noun

badiana f (plural badianes)

1. star anise (tree)

See also

• anís estrellat

Further reading

• “badiana”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈdjana/ [baˈð̞ja.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: ba‧dia‧na

Noun

badiana f (uncountable)

1. alternative form of badián

Further reading

• “badiana”, 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