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hierba

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Aragonese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin herba.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʝeɾba/
  • Syllabification: hier‧ba
  • Rhymes: -eɾba

Noun

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hierba f (plural hierbas)

  1. grass

Further reading

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  • yerba”, in Aragonario, diccionario aragonés–castellano (in Spanish)

Chavacano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Spanish hierba (herb).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: hier‧ba

Noun

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hierba

  1. herb

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Old Spanish yerva, from Latin herba. Compare Catalan herba, Portuguese erva.

    Alternative forms

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    Noun

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    hierba f (plural hierbas)

    1. (chiefly Spain, uncountable) grass (plant of the family Poaceae or plant that resembles grasses)
      Synonyms: pasto, grama, zacate
      Near-synonyms: césped, pasto
    2. herb (plant used to flavour food)
    3. herb (plant used in medicine)
    4. (Latin America, slang) marijuana
      Coordinate terms: meta, coca
    Derived terms
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    Descendants
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    • Papiamentu: yerba
    • Sabir: gerba
    • English: yerba
    • ? Volapük: yeb
    See also
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    Etymology 2

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      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Verb

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      hierba

      1. inflection of herbar:
        1. third-person singular present indicative
        2. second-person singular imperative

      Further reading

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