cempasúchil
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Spanish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- sempasúchil, zempasúchil (Mexico)

A flowering Mexican marigold.
Etymology[edit]
From Classical Nahuatl cempōhualxōchitl, from cempōhualli (“twenty”) + xōchitl (“flower”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Castilian) IPA(key): /θempaˈsut͡ʃil/, [θẽmpaˈsut͡ʃil]
- (Latin America) IPA(key): /sempaˈsut͡ʃil/, [sẽmpaˈsut͡ʃil]
- Homophones: sempasúchil, zempasúchil (non-Castilian dialects)
Noun[edit]
cempasúchil m (plural cempasúchiles)
- Mexican marigold
- Synonyms: flor de cempasúchil, flor de muertos
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
“cempasúchil” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.