buganvilla

Spanish

Alternative forms

buganvilia (Latin America)

Etymology

From the surname of Louis Antoine de Bougainville, the French admiral and explorer who first brought the plant to Europe.

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /buɡamˈbiʎa/, [buɣãmˈbiʎa]

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /buɡamˈbiɟ͡ʝa/, [buɣãmˈbiʝa]

Noun

buganvilla f (plural buganvillas)

(chiefly Spain) bougainvillea

Further reading

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

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