cempasúchil

Spanish

Alternative forms
A flowering Mexican marigold.

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl cempōhualxōchitl, from cempōhualli (“twenty”) + xōchitl (“flower”).

Pronunciation
  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /θempaˈsut͡ʃil/, [θẽmpaˈsut͡ʃil]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /sempaˈsut͡ʃil/, [sẽmpaˈsut͡ʃil]
  • Homophones: sempasúchil, zempasúchil (non-Castilian dialects)

Noun

cempasúchil m (plural cempasúchiles)

  1. Mexican marigold
    Synonyms: flor de cempasúchil, flor de muertos

References

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

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