almeza

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الميس‎ (almáys), from Arabic مَيْس‎ (mays, “a kind of tree”).

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /alˈmeθa/

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /alˈmesa/

Noun

almeza f (plural almezas)

hackberry (fruit)

Synonyms

(colloquial) latón
lirón

Related terms

almez

Further reading

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

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