Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic الرَيْحَان (ar-rayḥān, myrtle).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /araˈʝan/ [a.raˈʝãn]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /araˈʃan/ [a.raˈʃãn]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /araˈʒan/ [a.raˈʒãn]

  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: a‧rra‧yán

Noun

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arrayán m (plural arrayanes)

  1. myrtle
    Synonyms: mirto, murta

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