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azafrán

Spanish, noun/aθaˈfɾan/

azafrán is spelled A-Z-A-F-R-Á-N (7 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written Spanish, the 34,480th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Azafrán is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “saffron crocus (Crocus sativus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Crocus sativus) Planta de la familia de las Iridáceas, con bulbos sólidos, hojas lineales, perigonio de tres…”.

What does azafrán mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinesaffron crocus (Crocus sativus)

  2. 2

    masculinesaffron

  3. 3

    masculinesaffron

  4. 4

    masculineturmeric (Curcuma longa)

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. (Crocus sativus) Planta de la familia de las Iridáceas, con bulbos sólidos, hojas lineales, perigonio de tres divisiones externas y tres internas algo menores; tres estambres, ovario triangular, estilo filiforme, estigma de color rojo anaranjado, dividido en tres partes colgantes, y caja membranosa con muchas semillas. Procede de Oriente y se cultiva en varias provincias de España. 2. Estigma de esta planta. Se usa para condimentar manjares y para teñir de amarillo, y en medicina como estimulante y emenagogo. 3. Madero exterior que forma parte de la pala del timón y se une con pernos a la madre. 4. Color amarillo anaranjado para iluminar, que se saca del estigma del azafrán¹ desleído en agua.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of azafrán

  • azafranes plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce azafrán?

  • /aθaˈfɾan/
  • [a.θaˈfɾãn]
  • /asaˈfɾan/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to azafrán

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is azafrán in Spanish?

azafrán appears 1.0 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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