lavándula

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin lavandula, itself from Italian lavanda (“lavender”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈbandula/ [laˈβ̞ãn̪.d̪u.la]
• Rhymes: -andula
• Syllabification: la‧ván‧du‧la

Noun

lavándula f (plural lavándulas)

1. any species of the genus Lavandula

   Synonyms: lavanda, cantueso, alhucema, espliego

Further reading

“lavándula”, 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