albafaca

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الحباقة‎ (al-ḥabāqa), from Arabic حَبَق‎ (ḥabaq, “basil”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [albaˈhaka]

Noun

albafaca f (usually uncountable)

  1. basil
    • ca. 1300, anonymous, Tratado de agricultura de Ibn Bassal :
      E sienpre [...] la asy como sienbran la simiente del albafaca. E rrieguen la muy bien.
      And always [missing word] it [i.e. pomegranate, milgrana] in the same way people scatter basil seeds. And water it very well.

Descendants
  • Spanish: albahaca
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