azafrán
التعريفات والمعاني
== Asturian ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān, “saffron”), via Andalusian Arabic.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /aθaˈfɾan/ [a.θaˈfɾãŋ]
Rhymes: -an
Syllabification: a‧za‧frán
=== Noun ===
azafrán m (plural azafranes)
saffron (plant)
saffron (spice)
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān, “saffron”), via Andalusian Arabic.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /aθaˈfɾan/ [a.θaˈfɾãn] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
IPA(key): /asaˈfɾan/ [a.saˈfɾãn] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -an
Syllabification: a‧za‧frán
=== Noun ===
azafrán m (plural azafranes)
saffron crocus (Crocus sativus)
(spices) saffron
(dyes) saffron
(Philippines) turmeric (Curcuma longa)
==== Derived terms ====
==== Descendants ====
→ Tagalog: asapran
==== See also ====
azafrán on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
=== Further reading ===
“azafrán”, 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