lavándula

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin lavandula, itself from Italian lavanda (“lavender”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laˈbandula/ [laˈβ̞ãn̪.d̪u.la]
  • Rhymes: -andula
  • Syllabification: la‧ván‧du‧la

Noun

lavándula f (plural lavándulas)

  1. any species of the genus Lavandula
    Synonyms: lavanda, cantueso, alhucema, espliego

Further reading

“lavándula”, 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

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