hierba

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin herba.

Noun

hierba f

  1. grass

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin herba, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁- (“to grow, become green”), *g(')herə-. Compare Catalan herba, Portuguese erva.

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝeɾba/ [ˈɟ͡ʝeɾ.β̞a]
  • IPA(key): (Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈjeɾba/ [ˈjeɾ.β̞a]

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  • Rhymes: -eɾba
  • Syllabification: hier‧ba
  • Homophones: hierva, yerba

Noun

hierba f (plural hierbas)

  1. herb
  2. grass (the plant itself)
  3. weed
  4. (slang) marijuana

Derived terms

See also

Verb

hierba

  1. inflection of herbar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading
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