"alheña" meaning in All languages combined

See alheña on Wiktionary

Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /aˈleɲa/, [aˈle.ɲa] Forms: alheñas [plural]
Rhymes: -eɲa Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish alhenna, from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ), via Andalusian Arabic. Doublet of alcana. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|alhenna|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish alhenna, {{inh+|es|osp|alhenna}} Inherited from Old Spanish alhenna, {{der|es|ar|حِنَّاء}} Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ), {{der|es|xaa|-}} Andalusian Arabic, {{doublet|es|alcana}} Doublet of alcana Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} alheña f (plural alheñas)
  1. henna (shrub (Lawsonia inermis) and dye) Tags: feminine Synonyms: henna
    Sense id: en-alheña-es-noun-I-04IBCL Categories (other): Myrtales order plants, Pigments Disambiguation of Myrtales order plants: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pigments: 75 25
  2. privet (Ligustrum) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-alheña-es-noun-4HcWBQYr Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Olive family plants Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Olive family plants: 21 79

Inflected forms

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