alcana
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin alcanna, from Arabic الحِنَّاء (al-ḥinnāʔ).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈkɐ̃.nɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈkɐ̃.nɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈkɐ.na/ [aʊ̯ˈkɐ.na]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈkɐ.nɐ/ [aɫˈkɐ.nɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈka.nɐ/ [aɫˈka.nɐ]
Noun
alcana f (plural alcanas)
- alkanet (Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye)
Further reading
- “alcana”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin alcanna, from Arabic الحِنَّاء (al-ḥinnāʔ). Doublet of alheña.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈkana/ [alˈka.na]
- Rhymes: -ana
- Syllabification: al‧ca‧na
Noun
alcana f (plural alcanas)
Further reading
- “alcana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025