cempasúchil

Spanish

Alternative forms

• sempasúchil, zempasúchil (Mexico)

A flowering Mexican marigold.

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl cempōhualxōchitl, from cempōhualli (“twenty”) + xōchitl (“flower”).

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /θempaˈsut͡ʃil/, [θẽmpaˈsut͡ʃil]
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /sempaˈsut͡ʃil/, [sẽmpaˈsut͡ʃil]
• Homophones: sempasúchil, zempasúchil (non-Castilian dialects)

Noun

cempasúchil m (plural cempasúchiles)

1. Mexican marigold

   Synonyms: flor de cempasúchil, flor de muertos

Related terms

• xóchil

References

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