arañuela

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin arāneola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾaˈɲwela/ [a.ɾaˈɲwe.la]
• Rhymes: -ela
• Syllabification: a‧ra‧ñue‧la

Noun

arañuela f (plural arañuelas)

1. love-in-a-mist (any flowering plant of the genus Nigella)

   Synonym: ajenuz

2. thrips (small insect)

   Synonym: tisanóptero

Further reading

• “arañuela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28