matalahúva
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic حَبَّة حَلَاوَة (ḥabbat ḥalāwa, literally “grain of sweetness”), via Andalusian Arabic.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
matalahúva f (plural matalahúvas)
- anise
- Synonyms: anís, matalahúga
Further reading[edit]
- “matalahúva”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Spanish terms borrowed from Arabic
- Spanish terms derived from Arabic
- Spanish terms borrowed from Andalusian Arabic
- Spanish terms derived from Andalusian Arabic
- Spanish 5-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Spanish/uba
- Rhymes:Spanish/uba/5 syllables
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