eléboro

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hellebŏrum, from Ancient Greek ἑλλέβορος (helléboros), possibly from ἄλκη (álkē, “fawn”) and βιβρώσκω (bibrṓskō, “to eat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈleboɾo/ [eˈle.β̞o.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eboɾo
• Syllabification: e‧lé‧bo‧ro

Noun

eléboro m (plural eléboros)

1. hellebore

Derived terms

• eléboro negro
• eléboro verde

 

Further reading

• “eléboro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014