arrayán

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic الرَّيْحَان‎ (ar-rayḥān, literally “the scentful”), from رِيحَة‎ (rīḥa, “aroma, wind”), from راح‎ (rāḥ). Note as well that in modern Arabic رَيْحان‎ (rayḥān) means “basil” and that the Arabic for “myrtle” is الآس‎ (al-ʾās).

Noun

arrayán m (plural arrayanes)

  1. myrtle
    Synonyms: mirto, murta
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