alhábega

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic الحَبَق (al-ḥabaq, “basil”). Compare Catalan alfàbrega or alfàbega.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈlabeɡa/ [aˈla.β̞e.ɣ̞a]
Rhymes: -abeɡa
Syllabification: al‧há‧be‧ga

Noun

alhábega f (plural alhábegas)

(Murcia) basil (plant or culinary herb)
Synonyms: manjerico, albahaca

Further reading

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

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