camomila

Borrowed from Latin chamomilla, from chamaemēlon, from Ancient Greek χαμαίμηλον (khamaímēlon, literally “earth-apple”), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”). So called because of the apple-like scent of the plant.

camomila f (plural camomilas)

1. camomile (the plant or its flower)

• camomila-vulgar, camomila-alemã, chá-de-camomila

From Latin chamoemelon, from Ancient Greek χαμαίμηλον (khamaímēlon, “earth-apple”).

• IPA^(key): /kamoˈmila/ [ka.moˈmi.la]
• Rhymes: -ila
• Syllabification: ca‧mo‧mi‧la

camomila f (plural camomilas)

1. camomile

   Synonym: manzanilla

• “camomila”, 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