alhábega

== Spanish == === Etymology === From Arabic الحَبَق (al-ḥabaq, “basil”). Compare Catalan alfàbrega or alfàbega. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈlabeɡa/ [aˈla.β̞e.ɣ̞a] Rhymes: -abeɡa Syllabification: al‧há‧be‧ga === Noun === alhábega f (plural alhábegas) (Murcia) basil (plant or culinary herb) Synonyms: manjerico, albahaca === Further reading === “alhábega”, 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