alhelí

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • alelí

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْخَيْرِيّ (al-ḵayriyy) with the same meaning.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aleˈli/ [a.leˈli]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: al‧he‧lí

Noun

alhelí m (plural alhelíes or alhelís)

  1. wallflower (several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the genus Erysimum)
  2. Virginia stock, Malcolmia maritima
    Synonym: mahonesa

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