badiana

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from French badiane, either from Persian بادیان (“fennel”) or possibly from Chinese 八角 (bājiǎo). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [bə.ðiˈa.nə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ba.ðiˈa.na] === Noun === badiana f (plural badianes) star anise (tree) === See also === anís estrellat === Further reading === “badiana”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈdjana/ [baˈð̞ja.na] Rhymes: -ana Syllabification: ba‧dia‧na === Noun === badiana f (uncountable) alternative form of badián === Further reading === “badiana”, 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