albahaca

Asturian

Noun

albahaca f (plural albahaques)

basil (plant)
basil (herb)

Spanish

Albahaca

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الحباقة‎, from Arabic حَبَق‎ (ḥabaq, “basil”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /albaˈaka/, [alβaˈaka]

Noun

albahaca f (plural albahacas)

basil (plant or culinary herb)

Further reading

“albahaca” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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