alcohela

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الكُحَيْلَاء (al-kuḥaylāʔ), via Andalusian Arabic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alkoˈela/ [al.koˈe.la]
• Rhymes: -ela
• Syllabification: al‧co‧he‧la

Noun

alcohela f (plural alcohelas) (obsolete)

1. endive (Cichorium endivia)

   Synonyms: endibia, escarola

2. bugloss (Borago officinalis)

   Synonym: buglosa

Further reading

• “alcohela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10