alcana

Portuguese

Noun

alcana f (plural alcanas)

alkanet (Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye)

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (alḥínna), from Arabic حِنَّاء‎ (ḥinnāʾ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alˈkana/

Noun

alcana f (plural alcanas)

privet
Synonym: alheña

Further reading

“alcana” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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