alcana
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Medieval Latin alcanna, from Arabic الحِنَّاء (al-ḥinnāʔ).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
alcana f (plural alcanas)
- alkanet (Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Medieval Latin alcanna, from Arabic الحِنَّاء (al-ḥinnāʔ).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
alcana f (plural alcanas)
Further reading edit
- “alcana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014