mirobálano

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin myrobalanus, from Ancient Greek μυροβάλανος (murobálanos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miɾoˈbalano/ [mi.ɾoˈβ̞a.la.no]
• Rhymes: -alano
• Syllabification: mi‧ro‧bá‧la‧no

Noun

mirobálano m (plural mirobálanos)

1. myrobalan (Prunus cerasifera tree and plum-like fruit from this tree)

Further reading

• “mirobálano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16