cempasúchil
Spanish, noun/θempaˈsut͡ʃil/
cempasúchil is spelled C-E-M-P-A-S-Ú-C-H-I-L (11 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written Spanish, the 157,080th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cempasúchil is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “Mexican marigold” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Tagetes erecta) Flor de la familia de las asteráceas (Asteraceae) nativa de México y norte de América…”.
What does cempasúchil mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineMexican marigold
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Tagetes erecta) Flor de la familia de las asteráceas (Asteraceae) nativa de México y norte de América Central, muy utilizada el día de muertos para adornar las criptas de los difuntos.
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 cempasúchil
- cempasúchiles plural
- sempasúchil alternative Mexico
- zempasúchil alternative Mexico
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cempasúchil?
- /θempaˈsut͡ʃil/
- [θẽm.paˈsu.t͡ʃil]
- /sempaˈsut͡ʃil/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cempasúchil
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cempasúchil in Spanish?
cempasúchil appears about once in every 18 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).