tabaiba

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Guanche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈbaiba/ [t̪aˈβ̞ai̯.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -aiba
• Syllabification: ta‧bai‧ba

Noun

tabaiba f (plural tabaibas)

1. (Canary Islands) Any of several plants of the genus Euphorbia; the spurge

Derived terms

• tabaiba amarga
• tabaiba de monte
• tabaiba dulce
• tabaiba Majorera
• tabaiba salvaje

Further reading

• Manuel Seco; Olimpia Andrés; Gabino Ramos (3 August 2023), “tabaiba”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation]
• “tabaiba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024