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noun, masculine

malvavisco

/malbaˈbisko/

noun, masculine/malbaˈbisko/plural: malvaviscos

mallow; marsh mallow

Borrowed from Medieval Latin malvaviscus, from Latin malva (“mallow”) + hibiscum (“marsh mallow”), from Ancient Greek ἱβίσκος (hibískos). Cognate with English mallow, mauve, hibiscus.