higuera

See also: Higuera

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish figuera, from Latin fīcāria, from fīcus (“fig”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈɡeɾa/ [iˈɣ̞e.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: hi‧gue‧ra

Noun

higuera f (plural higueras)

1. fig tree

Derived terms

• estar en la higuera
• higuera de Indias
• higuera de tuna
• higuera estranguladora
• higuerilla
• higuerón

 

Related terms

• higo

 

Further reading

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