Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yerba santa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: yer-ba san-ta
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of plants native to southwestern North America. Eriodictyon californicum or other species in the genus Eriodictyon, which have traditionally been used medicinally.

noun

Hoja santa, a Central American plant with sweet-scented leaves used to flavor food, Piper auritum.

Etymology

From Spanish yerba (“herb”) + santa (“sacred”).

Inflected Forms

yerba santas (plural)

Synonyms

eriodictyon californicum

Questions

What does yerba santa mean?: Any of a group of plants native to southwestern North America. Eriodictyon californicum or other species in the genus Eriodictyon, which have traditionally been used medicinally.
Where does yerba santa come from?: From Spanish yerba (“herb”) + santa (“sacred”).

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