hisop

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin hȳsōpum.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [iˈzɔp]

hisop m (plural hisops)

1. hyssop
2. aspergillum

   Synonym: salpasser

• “hisop”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Borrowed from Dutch hysop (“hyssop”), from Medieval Latin hȳsōpum.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈhisop/ [ˈhi.sɔp̚]
• Rhymes: -isop
• Syllabification: hi‧sop

hisop (plural hisop-hisop)

1. hyssop:
   1. (botany) any of several aromatic bushy herbs, of the genus Hyssopus, native to Southern Europe and once used medicinally
   2. specifically, Hyssopus officinalis
   3. any of several similar plants:
      1. blue giant hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)
      2. sagebrush (Artemisia spp.)
   4. (biblical) a plant used used for sprinkling of blood or water in purification rituals and at Passover (Origanum syriacum)
2. (Catholicism) aspergillum, the holy-water sprinkle: an implement, in the form of a brush or of a rod with a perforated container, for sprinkling holy water

   Synonym: aspergilum

• “hisop” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.