alusema

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alhucema (“lavender”), from Andalusian Arabic اَلْخُزَامَى (al-ḵuzāmā), from Arabic اَلْخُزَامَى (al-ḵuzāmā).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaluˈsema/ [ʔɐ.lʊˈsɛː.mɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ema
  • Syllabification: a‧lu‧se‧ma

Noun

alusema (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜓᜐᜒᜋ)

  1. lavender (plant)

See also

Further reading

  • “alusema”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 25
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