jamaica

See also: Jamaica and jamaicà

English edit

Etymology edit

From Spanish jamaica.

Pronunciation edit

enPR: jə-mā'kə, IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəˈmeɪ.kə/
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Noun edit

jamaica (uncountable)

roselle

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

After the island Jamaica.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /xaˈmaika/ [xaˈmai̯.ka]
Rhymes: -aika
Syllabification: ja‧mai‧ca

Noun edit

jamaica f (uncountable)

roselle

Derived terms edit

agua de jamaica

Further reading edit

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

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