noun, feminine/aˈleɲa/plural: alheñas
henna (shrub (Lawsonia inermis) and dye); privet (Ligustrum)
Synonyms: henna
Inherited from Old Spanish alhenna, from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ), via Andalusian Arabic. Doublet of alcana.
/aˈleɲa/
henna (shrub (Lawsonia inermis) and dye); privet (Ligustrum)
Synonyms: henna
Inherited from Old Spanish alhenna, from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ), via Andalusian Arabic. Doublet of alcana.