adelfa

See also: Adelfa

Italian

Adjective

adelfa

1. feminine singular of adelfo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دِفْلَى (diflā, “oleander”), from Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈdelfa/ [aˈð̞el.fa]

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• Rhymes: -elfa
• Syllabification: a‧del‧fa

Noun

adelfa f (plural adelfas)

1. oleander

   Synonym: rosa laurel

Derived terms

• adelfa amarilla

 

Descendants

• → Cebuano: adelpa
• → Hiligaynon: adelpa
• → Tagalog: adelpa

Further reading

• “adelfa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16