alfazema

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic اَلْخُزَامَى (al-ḵuzāmā). Cognate with Spanish alhucema.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.faˈzẽ.mɐ/ [aʊ̯.faˈzẽ.mɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.faˈzẽ.mɐ/ [aʊ̯.faˈzẽ.mɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.faˈze.ma/ [aʊ̯.faˈze.ma]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.fɐˈze.mɐ/ [aɫ.fɐˈze.mɐ]

• Rhymes: -emɐ
• Hyphenation: al‧fa‧ze‧ma

Noun

alfazema f (plural alfazemas)

1. lavender (plant)
   • 2014, “Alfazema”, in Sereia Louca, performed by Capicua:

     Eu cheiro a alfazema, eu sou poema / Eu sou aquela que tu querias ao teu lado no cinema

     I smell like lavender, I'm a poem / I'm the one you wanted next to you at the movies

2. common lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)

Synonyms

• lavanda

Further reading

• alfazema on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt