maravilla

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See also: Maravilla and maravillá

Spanish

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maravilla – Calendula arvensis
maravilla – Mirabilis jalapa

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /maɾaˈbiʝa/ [ma.ɾaˈβ̞i.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /maɾaˈbiʎa/ [ma.ɾaˈβ̞i.ʎa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /maɾaˈbiʃa/ [ma.ɾaˈβ̞i.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /maɾaˈbiʒa/ [ma.ɾaˈβ̞i.ʒa]

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  • Syllabification: ma‧ra‧vi‧lla

Etymology 1

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From Late Latin mīrābilia (wonder), substantivization of the neuter plural of Latin mīrābilis (wonderful). Old Spanish also had maravija, with the expected outcome of the Latin ending. The form with -illa may reflect a borrowing from another Romance language (cf. Portuguese maravilha) or some kind of Latin influence.

Noun

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maravilla f (plural maravillas)

  1. wonder, marvel
  2. marigold
    Synonym: caléndula
  3. four o'clock flower
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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maravilla

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

Further reading

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