albahaka

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Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish albahaca, from Andalusian Arabic الحباقة, from Arabic حَبَق (ḥabaq, basil).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: al‧ba‧ha‧ka

Noun[edit]

albahaka

  1. basil (Ocimum basilicum)
  2. the leaves of this plant used as a herb
  3. any other species in the genus Ocimum

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish albahaca, from Old Spanish albafaca, from Arabic الْحَبَق (al-ḥabaq, basil).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

albahaka (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜊᜑᜃ)

  1. basil (plant and its leaves used as an herb)
    Synonyms: balanoy, luktukong, sangig, solasi

Further reading[edit]

  • albahaka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018