spinazie

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch spinagie, from Old French espinache, from Latin spinachium, Old Spanish espinaca, from Arabic إسفاناخ, from Persian اسفناج.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌspiˈnaː.zi/
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  • Hyphenation: spi‧na‧zie

Noun

spinazie m (plural spinazies)

  1. spinach (Spinacia oleracea, an edible plant)
    Hypernym: ganzenvoet
  2. (Suriname) Malabar spinach (Basella alba)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Caribbean Javanese: spinangsi
  • Papiamentu: spinazi, spinasji

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