albahaka
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
- basil (Ocimum basilicum)
- the leaves of this plant used as a herb
- 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
Noun edit
albahaka (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜊᜑᜃ)
Further reading edit
- “albahaka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018