althaea

Meaning

A wild mallow, marshmallow.

Concepts

hibiscus

🌺

marshmallow

marsh mallow

white mallow

rocky road

Synonyms

pasta hibisci

hibiscus

hibiscum

sycophyllon

anadendromalache

Translations

heemst

malvavisco

altea

malví

eine Süßigkeit

Marshmallow

Hibiskus

🌺

Echter Eibisch

Marshmellow

guimauve

hibiscus

🌺

marshmallow

ibisco

🌺

Mäusespeck

altea

Pronounced as (IPA)

[aɫˈtʰae̯.a]

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀλθαία (althaía, “marsh mallow, Althaea officinalis”), from ἀλθαίνω (althaínō, “to heal”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eldʰ-, suffixed form of *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”).