mala hierba

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˌmala ˈʝeɾba/ [ˌma.la ˈʝeɾ.β̞a]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌmala ˈʝeɾba/ [ˌma.la ˈʝeɾ.β̞a]
• IPA^(key): (Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌmala ˈjeɾba/ [ˌma.la ˈjeɾ.β̞a]

• Syllabification: ma‧la hier‧ba

Noun

mala hierba f (plural malas hierbas)

1. weed (unwanted plant)

Further reading

• “mala hierba”, 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