jenabe

Spanish

Alternative forms

• ajenabe, ajenabo, jenable

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الشِّنَاب (*aš-šináb), from Arabic صِنَاب (ṣināb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xeˈnabe/ [xeˈna.β̞e]
• Rhymes: -abe
• Syllabification: je‧na‧be

Noun

jenabe m (plural jenabes)

1. mustard (a plant of genus Brassica)

   Synonym: mostaza

2. mustard seed

Further reading

• “jenabe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024