neguilla
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Spanish neguiella, from *neiella (with /ɡ/ inserted according to negro "black"), from Late Latin nigella.
Noun[edit]
neguilla f (plural neguillas)
- any of a number of plants. See Spanish Wikipedia for more information
References[edit]
- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “negro”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 222
Further reading[edit]
- “neguilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014