aciano

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aciano.

Noun

aciano (plural aciani)

1. cornflower

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ Latin cyanus (“cornflower”), a semi-learned borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aˈθjano/ [aˈθja.no]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aˈsjano/ [aˈsja.no]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: a‧cia‧no

Noun

aciano m (plural acianos)

1. cornflower, Centaurea cyanus

   Synonym: azulejo

Further reading

• “aciano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10