alcana

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin alcanna, from Arabic الحِنَّاء (al-ḥinnāʔ). === Pronunciation === === 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) privet Synonym: alheña === 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