adelfa

== Italian == === Adjective === adelfa feminine singular of adelfo == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic الدِفْلَى (ad-diflā, “oleander”), from Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈdelfa/ [aˈð̞el.fa] Rhymes: -elfa Syllabification: a‧del‧fa === Noun === adelfa f (plural adelfas) oleander Synonym: rosa laurel ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Cebuano: adelpa → Hiligaynon: adelpa → Tagalog: adelpa === Further reading === “adelfa”, 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