ajenuz

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الشَّنُوز (aš-šanūz), Standard شُونِيز (šūnīz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /axeˈnuθ/ [a.xeˈnuθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /axeˈnus/ [a.xeˈnus]
• Rhymes: -uθ
• Rhymes: -us
• Syllabification: a‧je‧nuz

Noun

ajenuz m (plural ajenuces)

1. love-in-a-mist; nigella

   Synonym: arañuela

Further reading

• “ajenuz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28