hierba

Aragonese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin herba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʝeɾba/
  • Syllabification: hier‧ba
  • Rhymes: -eɾba

Noun

hierba f (plural hierbas)

  1. grass

Further reading

  • “yerba”, in Aragonario, diccionario aragonés–castellano (in Spanish)

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

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  • Rhymes: -eɾba
  • Syllabification: hier‧ba
  • Homophones: hierva, (not in Rioplatense) yerba

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin herba, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow, become green”). Compare Catalan herba, Portuguese erva.

Alternative forms

Noun

hierba f (plural hierbas)

  1. herb
  2. grass (the plant itself)
  3. weed
  4. (slang) marijuana
    Coordinate terms: meta, coca
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

Verb

hierba

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

Further reading

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