alusema

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish alhucema (“lavender”), from Andalusian Arabic اَلْخُزَامَى‎ (al-ḵuzā́mā), from Arabic اَلْخُزَامَى‎ (al-ḵuzāmā).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: a‧lu‧se‧ma
  • IPA(key): /ʔaluˈsema/, [ʔɐ.lʊˈsɛ.mɐ]

Noun

alusema (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜓᜐᜒᜋ)

  1. lavender (plant)

Further reading
  • “alusema”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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