alusema

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alhucema (“lavender”), from Andalusian Arabic اَلْخُزَامَى (al-ḵuzā́mā), from Arabic اَلْخُزَامَى (al-ḵuzāmā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaluˈsema/ [ʔɐ.lʊˈsɛː.mɐ]
• Rhymes: -ema
• Syllabification: a‧lu‧se‧ma

Noun

alusema (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜓᜐᜒᜋ)

1. lavender (plant)

Further reading

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