amapola

From Spanish amapola, alteration of earlier ababol, from Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (ḥappapáwr(a)), from Latin papāver.

• Hyphenation: a‧ma‧po‧la

amapola

1. a poppy; any plant of the genus Papaver
2. the Dixie rosemallow (Hibiscus mutabilis)

amapóla

1. poppy

Alteration of earlier ababol, from Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (ḥappapáwr(a)), from Latin papāver. Initial syllable influenced by Arabic حب‎ (ḥabb, “grain, seeds”).

• IPA^(key): /amaˈpola/

amapola f (plural amapolas)

1. poppy

• adormidera

• ababol

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