alheña
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Spanish alhenna, from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ), via Andalusian Arabic.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
alheña f (plural alheñas)
- henna (shrub (Lawsonia inermis) and dye)
- Synonym: (colloquial) henna
- privet (Ligustrum)
Further reading edit
- “alheña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014