yerba mansa

English

Etymology

From Mexican Spanish yerba mansa.

Noun

yerba mansa (uncountable)

1. A fragrant plant, used medicinally, and native to the southern US and northern Mexico, Anemopsis californica.

Translations

yerba mansa

• Cahuilla: chívnish
• Cupeño: chivnish
• Spanish: yerba mansa f, hierba mansa f

Spanish

Alternative forms

• yerba del manso

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˌʝeɾba ˈmansa/ [ˌɟ͡ʝeɾ.β̞a ˈmãn.sa]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌʝeɾba ˈmansa/ [ˌɟ͡ʝeɾ.β̞a ˈmãn.sa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˌʃeɾba ˈmansa/ [ˌʃeɾ.β̞a ˈmãn.sa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌʒeɾba ˈmansa/ [ˌʒeɾ.β̞a ˈmãn.sa]

• Syllabification: yer‧ba man‧sa

Noun

yerba mansa f (plural yerbas mansas)

1. yerba mansa

Descendants

• → English: yerba mansa