albahaka
التعريفات والمعاني
== Cebuano ==
=== Etymology ===
From Spanish albahaca, from Andalusian Arabic الحباقة, from Arabic حَبَق (ḥabaq, “basil”).
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: al‧ba‧ha‧ka
=== Noun ===
albahaka
basil (Ocimum basilicum)
the leaves of this plant used as a herb
any other species in the genus Ocimum
== Hanunoo ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish albahaca, from Old Spanish albafaca, from Arabic الْحَبَق (al-ḥabaq, “basil”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ʔalbaˈhaka/ [ʔɐl.baˈha.ka]
Rhymes: -aka
Syllabification: al‧ba‧ha‧ka
=== Noun ===
albahaka (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜮ᜴ᜪᜱᜣ) (botany)
sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum)
=== Further reading ===
Conklin, Harold C. (1953), Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 25
== Tagalog ==
=== Alternative forms ===
albanaka
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish albahaca, from Old Spanish albafaca, from Arabic الْحَبَق (al-ḥabaq, “basil”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalbaˈhaka/ [ʔɐl.bɐˈhaː.xɐ]
Rhymes: -aka
Syllabification: al‧ba‧ha‧ka
=== Noun ===
albahaka (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜊᜑᜃ)
basil (plant and its leaves used as an herb)
Synonyms: balanoy, luktukong, sangig, sulasi
=== Further reading ===
“albahaka”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
“albahaka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
=== Anagrams ===
bahala ka