maravilla

See also: Maravilla and maravillá

Spanish
maravilla – Helianthus annuus
maravilla – Calendula arvensis
maravilla – Mirabilis jalapa

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /maɾaˈbiʝa/ [ma.ɾaˈβ̞i.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /maɾaˈbiʎa/ [ma.ɾaˈβ̞i.ʎa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /maɾaˈbiʃa/ [ma.ɾaˈβ̞i.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /maɾaˈbiʒa/ [ma.ɾaˈβ̞i.ʒa]

 
  • (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
  • (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
  • (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
  • (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

  • Syllabification: ma‧ra‧vi‧lla

Etymology 1

From Late Latin mīrābilia (“wonder”), substantivization of the neuter plural of Latin mīrābilis (“wonderful”). Old Spanish also had maravija, with the expected outcome of the Latin ending. The form with -illa may reflect a borrowing from another Romance language (cf. Portuguese maravilha) or some kind of Latin influence.

Noun

maravilla f (plural maravillas)

  1. wonder, marvel
  2. sunflower
    Synonym: girasol
  3. sunflower seed
  4. marigold
    Synonym: caléndula
  5. four o'clock flower
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

maravilla

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

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