alholva

Spanish

Alternative forms

• albolba (archaic)

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الْحُلْبَة (al-ḥúlba), from Arabic حُلْبَة (ḥulba). Compare Portuguese alforba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈlolba/ [aˈlol.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -olba
• Syllabification: al‧hol‧va

Noun

alholva f (plural alholvas)

1. fenugreek

   Synonym: fenogreco

Further reading

• “alholva”, 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