altramuz

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic التَرْمُوس (at-tarmús), from Arabic تُرْمُس (turmus, “lupin”), via Aramaic from Akkadian 𒋻𒄷 (TAR.MUŠ₈ /⁠tarmuš⁠/), from Sumerian 𒋻𒄷 (TAR.MUŠ₈ /⁠tarmuš⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /altɾaˈmuθ/ [al̪.t̪ɾaˈmuθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /altɾaˈmus/ [al̪.t̪ɾaˈmus]

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• Rhymes: -uθ
• Rhymes: -us
• Syllabification: al‧tra‧muz

Noun

altramuz m (plural altramuces)

1. lupin (any member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae)

Further reading

• “altramuz”, 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