yerba buena

See also: yerbabuena and Yerba Buena

English

Etymology

From Spanish hierba buena (mint).

Noun

yerba buena (uncountable)

1. A perennial herb native to North America, Satureja douglasii, having white or purple flowers and a mint-like fragrance.

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˌʝeɾba ˈbwena/ [ˌɟ͡ʝeɾ.β̞a ˈβ̞we.na]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌʝeɾba ˈbwena/ [ˌɟ͡ʝeɾ.β̞a ˈβ̞we.na]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˌʃeɾba ˈbwena/ [ˌʃeɾ.β̞a ˈβ̞we.na]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌʒeɾba ˈbwena/ [ˌʒeɾ.β̞a ˈβ̞we.na]

• Syllabification: yer‧ba bue‧na

Noun

yerba buena f (plural yerbas buenas)

1. Alternative form of hierba buena, mint