alfàbrega
Catalan
Alternative forms
- alfabaguera, alfabreguera, alfàbega
Etymology
From Arabic الحَبَق (al-ḥabaq, “basil”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [əlˈfa.βɾə.ɣə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [əlˈfa.bɾə.ɣə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [alˈfa.bɾe.ɣa]
Noun
alfàbrega f (plural alfàbregues)
Derived terms
- alfàbrega borda
- alfàbrega de ca
- alfàbrega japonesa
- alfabregueta
Further reading
- “alfàbrega”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “alfàbrega” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.