alegria

noun

al·​e·​gria

ˌa-lə-ˈgrē-ə

plural -s

Southwest

: any of certain herbs of the genus Amaranthus the red juice of which is sometimes used locally as a cosmetic

Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish alegría, from Spanish, happiness, gaiety, from alegre happy, gay, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin alecrus

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

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