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alcana

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Medieval Latin alcanna, from Arabic الحِنَّاء (al-ḥinnāʔ).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈkɐ̃.nɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈkɐ̃.nɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈkɐ.na/ [aʊ̯ˈkɐ.na]
 

Noun

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alcana f (plural alcanas)

  1. alkanet (Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye)

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin alcanna, from Arabic الحِنَّاء (al-ḥinnāʔ). Doublet of alheña.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /alˈkana/ [alˈka.na]
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: al‧ca‧na

Noun

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alcana f (plural alcanas)

  1. privet
    Synonym: alheña

Further reading

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