rejalgar

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَهْج اَلْغَار (rahj al-ḡār, “realgar”, literally “cave dust”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rexalˈɡaɾ/ [re.xalˈɣ̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: re‧jal‧gar

Noun

rejalgar m (plural rejalgares)

  1. realgar
  2. (Oaxaca) tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica)
  3. (State of Mexico) Colocasia antiquorum
  4. (Oaxaca) Tabernaemontana amygdalifolia
  5. (Sinaloa) Cascabela ovata

References

  • Catalogo alfabético de nombres vulgares y científicos de plantas que existen en México, México: Imprenta de la Dirección de Estudios Biológicos, 1923, page 532

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