ajenuz
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الشَّنُوز (aš-šanūz), Standard شُونِيز (šūnīz).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /axeˈnuθ/ [a.xeˈnuθ] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /axeˈnus/ [a.xeˈnus] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -uθ (Spain)
- Rhymes: -us (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: a‧je‧nuz
Noun
ajenuz m (plural ajenuces)
- love-in-a-mist; nigella
- Synonym: arañuela
Further reading
- “ajenuz”, 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