albaca

Aragonese

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic الْحَبَق (al-ḥabaq, “basil”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈbaka/
• Rhymes: -aka
• Syllabification: al‧ba‧ca

Noun

albaca f (plural albacas)

1. basil

Derived terms

• albaca basta (“Nepeta tumerosa”)
• albacón (“Ocimum minimum”)

 

References

• “albahaca”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)
• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “albaca”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN