albahaka

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish albahaca, from Andalusian Arabic الحباقة, from Arabic حَبَق (ḥabaq, “basil”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: al‧ba‧ha‧ka

Noun

albahaka

1. basil (Ocimum basilicum)
2. the leaves of this plant used as a herb
3. any other species in the genus Ocimum

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish albahaca, from Old Spanish albafaca, from Arabic الْحَبَق (al-ḥabaq, “basil”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalbaˈhaka/ [ʔɐl.bɐˈhaː.xɐ]
• Rhymes: -aka
• Syllabification: al‧ba‧ha‧ka

Noun

albahaka (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜊᜑᜃ)

1. basil (plant and its leaves used as an herb)

   Synonyms: balanoy, luktukong, sangig, solasi

Further reading

• “albahaka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018