Cebuano edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: al‧ba‧ha‧ka

Noun edit

albahaka

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

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

From Spanish albahaca, from Old Spanish albafaca, from Arabic الْحَبَق (al-ḥabaq, basil).

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: al‧ba‧ha‧ka
  • IPA(key): /ʔalbaˈhaka/, [ʔɐl.bɐˈha.xɐ]

Noun edit

albahaka (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜊᜑᜃ)

  1. basil (plant and its leaves used as an herb)
    Synonyms: balanoy, luktukong, sangig, solasi

Further reading edit

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