ajenuz

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الشَّنُوز (aš-šanūz), Standard شُونِيز (šūnīz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /axeˈnuθ/ [a.xeˈnuθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /axeˈnus/ [a.xeˈnus]
• Rhymes: -uθ
• Rhymes: -us
• Syllabification: a‧je‧nuz

Noun

ajenuz m (plural ajenuces)

1. love-in-a-mist; nigella

   Synonym: arañuela

Further reading

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