alheña

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish alhenna, from Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (alḥínna), from Arabic حِنَّاء‎ (ḥinnāʾ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alˈeɲa/

Noun

alheña f (plural alheñas)

henna (shrub (Lawsonia inermis) and dye)
privet (Ligustrum)

Synonyms

(dye): henna (coloquial)

References

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

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