alcanna

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alcana, alheña, from Arabic الحِنَّاء‎ (al-ḥinnāʾ, “henna”). Compare also alkanet.

Noun

alcanna

An oriental shrub (Lawsonia inermis) from which henna is obtained.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for alcanna in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin alkanna, alcanna, from Arabic الحِنَّاء‎ (al-ḥinnāʾ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alˈkan.na/, [äl̺ˈkän̺n̺ä]
Rhymes: -anna
Hyphenation: al‧càn‧na

Noun

alcanna f (plural alcanne)

(botany) Synonym of henna

Derived terms

alcanna spuria (“alkanet”)

References

alcanna in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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