cempasúchil
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Spanish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (Mexico) sempasúchil
- (Mexico) zempasúchil
A flowering Mexican marigold.
Etymology[edit]
From Classical Nahuatl cempōhualxōchitl, from cempōhualli (“twenty”) + xōchitl (“flower”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /sem.paˈsu.tʃil/
- Homophones: sempasúchil, zempasúchil (non-Castilian dialects)
Noun[edit]
cempasúchil m (plural cempasúchiles)
Synonyms[edit]
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References[edit]
“cempasúchil” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
