achira

English

Etymology

From Quechua achira.[1]

Noun

achira (uncountable)

  1. Canna indica (syn. Canna edulis), similar to arrowroot: the canna lily, the seeds of which yield a purple dye.
  2. The edible rhizome of this plant.
    • 1989, Lost Crops of the Incas, page 27:
      In much of this area achira is a market vegetable, but only in Peru and southern Ecuador is it a substantial crop.

References

  1. ↑ 1999, Ana Baldoceda, El Diccionario de la Real Academia Española y sus inconsecuencias en voces nativas peruanas, in Alma Mater 18/19

Anagrams

Italian

Adjective

achira f sg

  1. feminine singular of achiro

Japanese

Romanization

achira

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あちら
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