arrayán

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الرَيْحَان (ar-rayḥān, “myrtle”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /araˈʝan/ [a.raˈʝãn] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /araˈʃan/ [a.raˈʃãn] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /araˈʒan/ [a.raˈʒãn] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: a‧rra‧yán

Noun

arrayán m (plural arrayanes)

  1. myrtle
    Synonyms: mirto, murta

Derived terms

  • arrayanal

Further reading

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