malvavisco

Portuguese

Alternative forms

malvaísco

Noun

malvavisco m (plural malvaviscos)

marshmallow (Althaea officinalis, a species of mallow)

Synonyms

alteia

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin malva + hibiscum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /malbaˈbisko/, [malβaˈβisko]

Noun

malvavisco m (plural malvaviscos)

mallow
(Mexico) marshmallow

Further reading

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

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