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hierba.

grass (plant of the family Poaceae or plant that resembles grasses)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʝeɾba/[ˈɟ͡ʝeɾ.β̞a]/ˈʝeɾba/[ˈɟ͡ʝeɾ.β̞a]
  1. grass (plant of the family Poaceae or plant that resembles grasses)

    Spain · feminine · uncountable
  2. herb (plant used to flavour food)

    feminine
  3. herb (plant used in medicine)

    feminine
  4. marijuana

    Latin-America · feminine · slang
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish yerva, from Latin herba. Compare Catalan herba, Portuguese erva.

verb/ˈʝeɾba/[ˈɟ͡ʝeɾ.β̞a]/ˈʝeɾba/[ˈɟ͡ʝeɾ.β̞a]
  1. inflection of herbar: third-person singular present indicative

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

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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