ajedrea

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic اشترية (aš-šaṭríyya), from Latin satureia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /axeˈdɾea/ [a.xeˈð̞ɾe.a]
• Rhymes: -ea
• Syllabification: a‧je‧dre‧a

Noun

ajedrea f (plural ajedreas)

1. savory (herb)

   Synonym: hisopillo

Further reading

• “ajedrea”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28